Economy & Markets
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Going Global
By Melanie WaddellFour themes that are occurring across the globe have compelled the Ivy Funds to launch a new fixed-income fund, the Global Strategic Income Fund. The...
April 10, 2008
Service helps seniors find benefitsMore than 4.5 million seniors will soon have access to a program that may be able to find them more benefits and resources for which they are eligible. Seniors who are members of Humana's Medicare program have access to the National Council on
April 01, 2008
The Bear Stearns ConundrumThe most dramatic event in the wild and woolly month of March 2008 was the shocking, Fed-inspired bail-out of Bear Stearns by JPMorgan. If one...
April 01, 2008
In the RunningThere were just six SMA Awards given, but there were more than six worthy candidates. Here are this year's semifinalists: Large-Cap--C.S. McKee, LP--Domestic Value Equity Wedgewood Partners,...
April 01, 2008
State Street Seeks Foreign DividendsState Street Global Advisors, the investment management arm of State Street Corporation, has launched the SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF (DWX). The fund will track...
April 01, 2008
How the Winners Were ChosenPrima Capital Director of Research Nathan Behan and his team of analysts--Pat Flynn and Rush Harvey, Large Cap; Matt Zimmer, Mid Cap and Fixed Income;...
April 01, 2008
India ETF Debuts on NYSE ArcaThe PowerShares India Portfolio (PIN) began trading March 5 on the NYSE Arca. The new fund follows the Indus India Index which provides coverage to industry...
April 01, 2008
Northern ExposureAdvisors have long known about globalization and how much faster many other countries--especially emerging markets like China, India, Russia, and Brazil--have been growing than the...