- Power to advertise points to alternative growth @ Financial Times - Sun, Sep 29, 2013 1:36 AM EDT
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission overturned a ban that had been in place since the Great Depression in a move that allows hedge funds and other private fund companies to advertise to the ...
- Sub-advisory: Lost commissions revive outsourcing @ Financial Times - Sun, Sep 29, 2013 1:10 AM EDT
The notion of wealth managers, insurance companies and fund houses outsourcing investments to third-party specialists has failed to take off in the UK, despite predictions over the past 10 years of a sub-advisory ...
- Boston Fed president criticises proposed money market reforms @ Financial Times - Fri, Sep 27, 2013 1:28 PM EDT
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston launched a broadside against proposed changes to the $2.6tn money market mutual fund industry, saying they risk making the financial system less safe. ...
- Foreign fund houses compete for $170bn of Chilean retirement money @ Financial Times - Sat, Sep 21, 2013 11:17 PM EDT
Sometimes small really can be beautiful. Chile is home to just 17m people and has a fund management market worth about $200bn. By comparison, Brazil counts roughly 193m citizens and a fund industry of ...
- Gundlach: This market is just 'fear and loathing' CNBC - Thu, Aug 29, 2013 12:23 PM EDT
- Target date funds dragged down by bond losses Consumer Reports - Tue, Aug 27, 2013 10:45 AM EDT
It’s no secret that U.S. stocks have continued to rally in 2013, up more than 15 percent for the year as of mid-August. Yet as many workers open their 401(k) statements, they may be disappointed ...
- In Search of the Great Rotation @ BusinessWeek - Fri, Aug 23, 2013 12:15 PM EDT
It sounds compelling enough: Much of the $1.7 trillion that poured into bond funds and exchange-traded funds since the beginning of 2008 is now about to make a U-turn into equities, in what Wall Street ...
- How do I investigate 401(k) investment choices? Consumer Reports - Mon, Aug 19, 2013 2:00 PM EDT
My 401(k) is dropping a mutual fund in which I invested. The plan administrator has given me the option of a growth and income fund that is “managed exclusively for the fund.” There’s no ticker s...
- Bond exodus accelerates as yields creep near 3% CNBC - Mon, Aug 19, 2013 2:33 AM EDT
- What's the right investment mix of retirement funds? Consumer Reports - Sat, Aug 17, 2013 10:00 AM EDT
When choosing where to invest my 401(k), I put 70 percent in an index mutual fund that is tied to the S&P 500. The remaining 30 percent I put in index funds tied to international, small-cap, and ...
- How the Kip 25's Bond Funds Are Weathering the Storm Kiplinger - Mon, Aug 12, 2013 12:00 AM EDT
Rising interest rates have wreaked havoc with bond funds. Most of our picks have held up better than the overall market.
- Pimco's Gross vows victory in 'bond wars' CNBC - Thu, Aug 8, 2013 9:12 AM EDT
- Mutual Fund Rankings, 2013 Kiplinger - Tue, Aug 6, 2013 12:00 AM EDT
U.S. stock funds lead our annual rankings of top-performing mutual funds in 11 categories.
- When to Sell a Mutual Fund Kiplinger - Tue, Aug 6, 2013 12:00 AM EDT
To sell or not to sell? Use these guidelines to help you decide.
- 4 Types of Investments to Avoid Kiplinger - Tue, Aug 6, 2013 12:00 AM EDT
Watch out for darling stocks, hidden costs, overly complicated investments and a whole slew of bond funds.
- Investors Are Hungry for Junk @ BusinessWeek - Tue, Jul 30, 2013 11:43 AM EDT
Money is flowing into high-yield bond funds at record rates as investors turn complacent
- Muni bonds 'hemorrhage' $1.2 billion CNBC - Fri, Jul 26, 2013 2:38 AM EDT
- Investing in TIPS with Less Risk Kiplinger - Fri, Jul 26, 2013 12:00 AM EDT
A Vanguard fund that invests in short-term inflation-protection bonds looks appealing.
- Charlie Rose Talks to Pimco's Bill Gross @ BusinessWeek - Thu, Jul 18, 2013 10:15 PM EDT
The bond maven and co-head of Pimco discusses his huge fund's recent setback and the shackles on the economy
- 7 Best Large-Company Mutual Funds Kiplinger - Tue, Jul 16, 2013 12:00 AM EDT
Our picks, including four members of the Kiplinger 25, are led by veteran managers who deliver consistent returns with low fees.
- Pimco Bond Guru Bill Gross Bets on TIPS and Loses @ BusinessWeek - Thu, Jul 11, 2013 6:20 PM EDT
The Pimco Total Return Fund is hobbled by inflation-linked bonds
- 'Unprecedented' $80 Billion Leaves Bond Funds CNBC - Mon, Jul 1, 2013 2:55 AM EDT
- A Great Place to Stash Your Cash Kiplinger - Mon, Jul 1, 2013 12:00 AM EDT
FPA New Income offers a decent yield and it's one of the safest bond funds you can buy.
- Pimco Flagship Fund Loses Big on Bond Shock CNBC - Wed, Jun 26, 2013 5:16 AM EDT
- Bond Fund Outflows Hit Record Level CNBC - Mon, Jun 24, 2013 5:47 AM EDT
- 60% Chance of Recession: Pimco CNBC - Tue, Jun 11, 2013 11:18 PM EDT
- 'Dirty Dozen': 12 Worst Mutual Funds CNBC - Fri, May 17, 2013 11:35 AM EDT
- Pimco's Gross Turns Bullish on US Treasurys CNBC - Wed, Apr 10, 2013 6:01 AM EDT
The world's biggest bond fund manager Bill Gross has had a change of heart on Treasurys, raising allocations to U.S.government bonds, as the fund seeks to pre-empt an increase in buying from Japanese investors....
- Why Goldman Thinks You Should Dump Bonds Now CNBC - Fri, Jan 4, 2013 2:41 PM EST
Goldman Sachs strategists have issued a big warning to clients hiding out in bond funds: You're about to lose your shirt. The reason: interest rates began rising this week, and if they return to the historical ...
- Buyer Beware: Will Your Bond Fund Sting You? CNBC - Fri, Dec 14, 2012 6:55 AM EST
If you own a bond fund, dividend paying stock or ETF - and that seems to be everybody these days, especially those of us who are yield-hungry and aging - just remember: When rates go up, yields go down....
- ETF Premiums: No Worry—Until They Bite IndexUniverse.com - Wed, Nov 14, 2012 11:52 AM EST
Big flows recently out of junk bond funds like HYG point to lessons on how not to trade ETFs.Headlines today focused on big outflows from the iShares iBoxx High Yield Bond ETF .
- More Mutual Funds are Using ETFs ETF Trends - Tue, Oct 30, 2012 1:37 PM EDT
There is an emerging and overlooked user group of ETFs: mutual funds.ETFs have been seeing money move in the door while investors flee U.S. stock mutual funds. Also driving the inflows are mutual fund ...
- How to evaluate target-date mutual funds Bankrate.com - Mon, Oct 22, 2012 3:00 AM EDT
Target-date mutual funds sound like no-brainer investments.They have set target dates, usually matched to an investor's target retirement year. As the target date nears, say 2020, investment allocations ...
- Fund Managers Struggle as Investors Turn Passive CNBC - Mon, Oct 8, 2012 2:32 AM EDT
Fund managers used to be able to charge high fees even if their mutual funds underperformed markets, but now they need to find new ways to win back investors who have piled out of traditional actively-managed ...
- How To Pick A Good Mutual Fund Investopedia - Fri, Jun 22, 2012 11:59 AM EDT
Learn how to evaluate mutual funds and find the right one for you.
- Facebook in your mutual fund? It could be soon AP - Fri, May 11, 2012 2:09 PM EDT
- Is It Time to Sell Your Stocks and Run For Cover? US News - Fri, Feb 10, 2012 9:14 AM EST
When it comes to investing, it's hard to know who to follow these days. Since September 2009, the Vanguard Total Stock Market index fund (VTSMX) is up 33.4 percent. The Dow is approaching 12,900, reaching ...
- Bill Miller And Active ETFs IndexUniverse.com - Fri, Nov 18, 2011 5:41 PM EST
Does the departure of a famous manager tell us anything about the outlook for active ETFs?Bill Miller’s value-oriented mutual fund had a great run, besting the S'P 500 for 15 straight years b...
- iShares Plans Broad Commodity Offerings IndexUniverse.com - Fri, Nov 18, 2011 2:18 PM EST
iShares continues push into more focused strategies, filing to market five broad commodity-focused equity funds.
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