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![3RD QUARTER 2014 - PLAGUE]()
1 Oct, 20143RD QUARTER 2014 - PLAGUE
Twenty million people died in the four brutal years of the Great War. Thus, the armistice of 11 November 1918 was greeted with the profound joy borne of sheer exhaustion. At 11am on that day, bells tolled across nearly every country in the four...
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![PIMCO SCRAMBLES TO REGROUP, REPLACES BILL GROSS WITH TEAM APPROACH]()
29 Sep, 2014PIMCO SCRAMBLES TO REGROUP, REPLACES BILL GROSS WITH TEAM APPROACH
"Most people who invested in Total Return invested because of Bill Gross," says Michael Rosen, principal and chief investment advisor at Angeles Investment Advisors, based in Santa Monica. "If he's no longer there, the reason to invest there goes...
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![PORTFOLIO CHOICES DOOMED CALPERS' HEDGE FUND PROGRAM]()
29 Sep, 2014PORTFOLIO CHOICES DOOMED CALPERS' HEDGE FUND PROGRAM
Mr. Rosen added that hedge fund costs for all large institutional investors have steadily dropped and that CalPERS pays similar or even higher fees for private equity investments, "so cost does not seem a credible explanation for dropping hedge...
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![PIMCO COULD SEE WITHDRAWALS UP TO 30\% AS MANAGERS STUNNED]()
26 Sep, 2014PIMCO COULD SEE WITHDRAWALS UP TO 30% AS MANAGERS STUNNED
Sanford Bernstein said in a report today that Pimco could see withdrawals of 10 percent to 30 percent. "Stunning,ÃÂ Michael Rosen, chief investment officer at Santa Monica, California-based Angeles Investment Advisors, said of the departure.
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![Advisor Confidence Holds Steady in August]()
1 Aug, 2014Advisor Confidence Holds Steady in August
"Nathan Rothschild said 'Buy on the sound of cannon, sell on the sound of trumpets.' The cannons are firing from Ukraine to Iraq to Israel. Time to buy equities." said Jonathan Foster.
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![2ND QUARTER 2014 - DIG]()
1 Jul, 20142ND QUARTER 2014 - DIG
Whiskey has been an indelible part of ScotlandÃs identity for centuries. Historically, consumption was tolerated by the Church of Scotland, but only in moderation and in accordance with Scripture. WhiskeyÃs precise origins in Scotland are unknown...
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![Advisor Confidence Index June 2014]()
30 Jun, 2014Advisor Confidence Index June 2014
"As the GDP picks up, public companies with excess cash will scramble to invest capital or risk under-performance. This will boost US economic activity and the stock market," said Jonathan Foster of Angeles Wealth Management.
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![ALLIANZ'S CEO DEFENDS PIMCO AMID SHAREHOLDER CRITICISM]()
7 May, 2014ALLIANZ'S CEO DEFENDS PIMCO AMID SHAREHOLDER CRITICISM
"All this becomes so much of a distraction it prevents people from performing at their highest abilities," Michael Rosen, chief investment officer at Angeles Investment Advisors LLC in Santa Monica, California, said in a telephone interview.
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![Advisor Confidence Index April 2014]()
1 May, 2014Advisor Confidence Index April 2014
For some advisors, the current volatility in equity markets is a good thing. "The current 'momentum stock meltdown' is healthy as it will get investors refocused on real companies with real balance sheets and real earnings,ÃÂ said Jonathan Foster.
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![Advisor Confidence Index March 2014]()
8 Apr, 2014Advisor Confidence Index March 2014
Some advisors were more sanguine about the market, and see opportunities. ÃÅ"Investors often canÃt see the forest for the trees,ÃÂ says Jon Foster, the president of Angeles Wealth Management. ÃÅ"Recent political tensions in Ukraine have created...
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![1ST QUARTER 2014 - TRUMP]()
1 Apr, 20141ST QUARTER 2014 - TRUMP
Sports have been integral in societies since at least the ancient Greeks, and probably before. Today, through the magic of the internet (and ESPN), more people can watch more sporting events around the globe than at any time in history. rn
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![EL-ERIAN EXIT IS PIMCO DISTRACTION AS GROSS SAVES LEGACY]()
10 Mar, 2014EL-ERIAN EXIT IS PIMCO DISTRACTION AS GROSS SAVES LEGACY
"This clearly has the potential for being distracting," said Michael Rosen, chief investment officer at Angeles Investment Advisors LLC, a Santa Monica, California-based consultant to institutions. "We prefer our portfolio managers to simply...
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![HEDGE FUNDS GUARD DATA MORE, GIVE CLIENTS NEW REASON TO GRUMBLE]()
7 Mar, 2014HEDGE FUNDS GUARD DATA MORE, GIVE CLIENTS NEW REASON TO GRUMBLE
"There are legitimate interests on both sides, and a balance needs to be struck," said Michael Rosen, chief investment officer at Angeles Investment Advisors. But he adds, "having a manager say ÃËJust trust meà is not acceptable."
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![DRAMA, POOR PERFORMANCE HAUNT PIMCO]()
7 Mar, 2014DRAMA, POOR PERFORMANCE HAUNT PIMCO
Mr. Rosen said he has not put Pimco on a unilateral blacklist; it depends on the strategy and specific investment performance. He said the Pimco income strategy managed by Daniel Ivascyn, one of the new deputy CIOs, has done very well. Several...
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![PIMCO BEATS 99\% OF PEERS WITH IVASCYN AS MARKET BEAST: MORTGAGES]()
27 Jan, 2014PIMCO BEATS 99% OF PEERS WITH IVASCYN AS MARKET BEAST: MORTGAGES
"It has been pretty clear for a while that Dan is part of the next generation of leadership at Pimco," said Michael Rosen, CIO at Angeles Investment Advisors LLC, a Santa Monica, California-based consultant to institutions. "He has done well and...
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![PIMCO'S PROBLEM: WHO CAN SUCCEED THE 'BOND KING'?]()
24 Jan, 2014PIMCO'S PROBLEM: WHO CAN SUCCEED THE 'BOND KING'?
Michael Rosen, chief investment officer at Angeles Investment Advisors said, "but whether he can continue to do that while he's taking on increased responsibilities of being a deputy chief investment officer remains to be seen."
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![4TH QUARTER 2013 - WEED]()
1 Jan, 20144TH QUARTER 2013 - WEED
Gardening goes back a long time in human history. Eden, after all, was a garden. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, thought to exist about 2,600 years ago, were one of the seven Wonders of the Ancient World.3 There are depictions of gardens a thousand..
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![PAULSON FUNDS BENEFIT FROM SHIFT TO STOCKS]()
30 Dec, 2013PAULSON FUNDS BENEFIT FROM SHIFT TO STOCKS
"Following a couple of years of very strong returns in the credit space, we had a sense in the beginning of the year that had largely played out," said Michael Rosen, CIO for Angeles Investment Advisors LLC, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based consultant...
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![Advisor Confidence Index November 2013]()
4 Dec, 2013Advisor Confidence Index November 2013
Fed ÃÅ"TaperingÃÂ turns on the Shot Clock. Capitalists will need to take their shot or lose the opportunity to score,ÃÂ said Jonathan Foster, President & CEO, Angeles Wealth Management in Santa Monica.
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![Advisor Confidence Index September 2013]()
2 Oct, 2013Advisor Confidence Index September 2013
"Corporations and investor crave normalcy. Once the economy starts breathing on its own again, both corporate and investor cash will return to the economy, boosting growth and the stock market," says Jon Foster, President & CEO Angeles Wealth.
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![Angeles Wealth Management - Quarterly Review]()
1 Oct, 2013Angeles Wealth Management - Quarterly Review
For the quarter ending September 30, 2013, global equities gained 8.3%, and appreciated an impressive 15.2% year-to-date. Global stocks outperformed US stocks in Q3, with the S&P 500 advancing only 5.2%.
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![3RD QUARTER 2013 - ELEKTRON]()
1 Oct, 20133RD QUARTER 2013 - ELEKTRON
Fossilized tree resin has been valued by humans since antiquity. Its essence was used in perfume (still is), and its translucent beauty evokes captured sunlight, prized as jewelry, then and now. The ancient Greeks called this substance, elektron...
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![Advisor Confidence Index July 2013]()
1 Aug, 2013Advisor Confidence Index July 2013
Jonathan Foster, president and CEO of Angeles Wealth Management, agrees. ÃÅ"With Bernanke's ÃËTaper TalkÃ, the market heard ÃËSell BondsÃ, but I heard ÃËBuy Stocks.Ã The Fed will taper because they see signs of sustainable economic progress. They see...
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![Angeles Wealth Management - Quarterly Review]()
1 Jul, 2013Angeles Wealth Management - Quarterly Review
For the quarter ending June 30, 2013, global equities, as measured by the All Country WorldrnIndex Investable Market Index (MSCI/ACWI/IMI) fell .5%, but remain positive on the year, up 6.4%. US stocks continued to lead major markets in the recovery...
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