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PIMCO's El-Erian: Forget Politicians—It's the Fed That Matters
By Joyce HansonPIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian believes that central banks are better these days at setting policy than politicians.
June 12, 2013
Finke Says Jump in Rates No Panacea for Savers, Retirees: Live Blog, Day 1Perusing some investment literature in the Morningstar conference's lonely press room, I see an old retirement report and a conflicting story in today's Journal that prompts me to call up Michael Finke to sort it out.
June 12, 2013
Japan's Swoon Doesn't Affect Our Short-Term OutlookThe old adage sell in May and go away revolves around the belief that the markets experience higher growth from November to April.
June 07, 2013
Who Will Slay the Index-Investing Dragon?While the proportion of funds that are passively managed is at at an all-time high, alpha seekers should not despair.
June 07, 2013
MFS Sees Pent-Up Demand Fueling 2013 GrowthJames Swanson, MFS chief investment strategist, also warned boomers against tying up too much money in U.S. government bonds.
June 04, 2013
Active equity ETFs in the works among ETP sponsorsMore than 36 percent of exchange-traded product sponsors have plans to launch active equity exchange-traded funds.
June 04, 2013
Active equity ETFs in the works among ETP sponsorsMore than 36 percent of exchange-traded product sponsors have plans to launch active equity exchange-traded funds.
May 29, 2013
Global asset allocation funds off to slow start in 2013The survey records net flows of global asset allocation funds of $3.8 billion at the end of the first quarter, an 84 percent decline from 2012.