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Gold Vaults Bursting at the Seams
By Marlene Y. SatterThe dizzying rise of gold, punctuated though it might be with stomach-churning dips in price, has moved at such a pace during its 11-year rally that vaults that store the precious stuff are running out of room.
September 18, 2011
Key Differences Between MLP FundsPlenty of ETFs, ETNs and open-end funds have been launched recently for master-limited-partnership investors.
September 16, 2011
Morningstar Adds ETF Offerings to Its Managed Portfolios PlatformMorningstar announced a suite of new offerings on Thursday on its Morningstar Managed Portfolios platform, a fee-based, discretionary investment management program offered through financial advisors.
September 16, 2011
Top 6 Portfolio Products: Merk Currency; Invesco Bond Funds Launched; Goldman Shuts AlphaFidelity just offered new searchable fixed-income research, and S&P said it will soon present its second annual mutual fund excellence awards.
September 15, 2011
August Fund Outflows: Worst Since Late ’08Outflows from funds and ETFs were more than $32 billion, the worst since November 2008, according to Morningstar and Strategic Insight.
September 15, 2011
Vanguard to Offer Bundled 401(k) Plans to Small BusinessesVanguard will offer a bundled 401(k) plan service for small companies, combining its services with the small-plans recordkeeping of retirement plan administrator Ascensus.
September 14, 2011
August Market Volatility: 'Ordinary,' Says VanguardThe S&P tends to move less than 1% per day, though it moved 2.5% per day for most of last month.
September 14, 2011
Moody's Downgrades 2 French BanksMoody's Investors Service cut the ratings of two French banks on Wednesday, citing their holdings of Greek sovereign debt as the reason. Crdit Agricole and Socit Gnrale were both downgraded a single notch.