Eric Dutram: Private equity is a very important avenue for growth and prosperity for small and medium companies in the U.S as well as globally. Private equity firms not only bring in much needed cash to the companies, but also expertise and experience to run the business in the most profitable way. Read more…

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Stoyan Bojinov:  With all of the buzz and excitement building around Facebook’s IPO, it’s likely that some investors are wishing they could have gotten in on the ground floor. Private equity investments Read more…

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For investors looking to generate current returns from the equity portion of their portfolio, there is no shortage of exchange-traded products offering attractive dividend yields in the current Read more…

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With interest rates continuing to hover near record lows, investors accustomed to generating attractive current returns from high quality fixed income securities have been forced to get Read more…

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Ron Rowland:  UBS introduced new exchange-traded notes today (4/28/11) linked to both the price and yield performance of the Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index. Read more…

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