Economy & Markets
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Nationwide Net Income Rises
By Trevor ThomasNationwide Financial Services, Inc. reports 3rd quarter net income of $136.4 million, compared with year-earlier net income of $125.6 million.[@@]<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns ...
October 18, 2004
Spectrem Sees Millionaires Enter Neutral Territory from Bull ZoneCHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)--The Spectrem Group reported its Spectrem Millionaire Index fell to neutral in September, after seven consecutive months in mildly bullish terrain. The SMI measures the investment outlook of households with investable assets of US$1 million or more via 250 10-minute phone conversations each month. In response to an open-ended...
October 14, 2004
Fund in Focus: Vanguard Selected Value FundJim Barrow, manager since January 1999 S&P Rank: 3 Stars Bargain Hunting Yields Steady Results
October 12, 2004
Fund in Focus: Stratton Small-Cap Value FundJerry Van Horn, manager since September 2000 S&P Rank: 4 Stars Stratton Small-Cap Value Is Putting Up Impressive Returns
October 08, 2004
Net And Pro Forma Profits Rise At GE ScionNU Online News Service, Oct. 8, 2004, 7:45 p.m. EDTEarnings increased 57% at Genworth Financial Inc., Richmond, Va., during the third quarter.[@@]Genworth, a financial ...
October 07, 2004
S&P Warns Against Trusting In Fund NamesNU Online News Service, Oct. 7, 2004, 5:15 p.m. EDTPortfolios of U.S. government securities can give investors a false sense of security.[@@]Standard & Poor's ...
October 06, 2004
Jim Schier of Security Mid-Cap Value FundS&P Rank: 4 Stars A Value Manager's Guide to the Mid- and Small-Cap Universe
October 06, 2004
Utility Funds Play Good DefenseOct. 5, 2004 -- Utility funds, oftentimes ignored by adventurous investors seeking more aggressive returns, have recently outperformed the broader equity markets, which have been...