PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 4, /PRNewswire/ -- He's back.

After a three-year worldwide research sabbatical, attorney and Certified Financial Planner®, Keith DeGreen, has returned to Phoenix radio, and to the valley.

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DeGreen's radio show airs Sunday mornings from 7 to 9 AM on NewsTalk 550, KFYI.  The show had aired for 19 years on KFYI until 2007.

DeGreen is also well known for his political exploits.  He was Arizona's Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 1988, and was preparing to run for Governor in 2005, but withdrew due to a family illness.  

DeGreen is CEO and Portfolio Manager of DeGreen Capital Management.  The firm uses U.S.-traded exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to invest in markets and sectors worldwide.  Their Arizona offices are located in Scottsdale.  

DeGreen sold his previous Scottsdale-based investment advisory firm, DeGreen Wealth Management, in late 2006.  At the time, the firm had about $640 million in assets under management.

In early 2007 DeGreen pursued a lifelong dream and sailed a boat across the Pacific.  He broadcast his adventures live on KFYI.

"I was overwhelmed by the economic activity I saw throughout Asia," DeGreen said.

After ending the trip, and the radio show, in August 2007, DeGreen continued his travels – by plane – to visit with investment professionals, business leaders and government officials around the world.

He wrote The Emerging Markets Book, and developed the MARKTORS® portfolio management program to facilitate what he believes is a more effective method of participating in U.S. and world economic growth.

The term, "MARKTORS", combines the words "markets" and "sectors" – the two focal points of DeGreen's investment philosophy.  

DeGreen's research has led to some surprising conclusions.

"While the rest of the world soars ahead, traditional U.S.-centric portfolio models have failed most investors miserably," DeGreen said.

He also believes that actively-managed mutual funds are typically a waste of money.

"Several studies indicate that most actively-managed mutual funds fail to outperform the index against which they compete, and also fail to protect investors on the downside when markets decline," DeGreen added.

It is more effective to identify the most promising markets and sectors in the U.S. and throughout the world, and to allocate among them using cost-efficient, U.S.-traded, ETFs, he believes.

"Although emerging markets are particularly exciting -- and misunderstood -- they are not the only game in town.  There are many markets in developed economies that also deserve attention," DeGreen said.  

In late 2007 DeGreen and his family relocated to his boyhood home, Chagrin Falls, Ohio – "the financial capital of the world," DeGreen quipped.  

"We hated to leave Arizona, but it was the right decision for the family," DeGreen said.

He frequently broadcasts his radio show from a renovated barn on their Ohio property, but he commutes frequently to Phoenix to manage the firm's Arizona operations, and to present seminars on worldwide investing.  

DeGreen's recent radio shows, and information about his seminars, may be found at http://www.degreen.com.

SOURCE DeGreen Capital Management LLC

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