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Sell in May and Go to Health Care: S&P Capital IQ
By Marlene Y. SatterThe investment chestnut Sell in May and go away was the basis for a webinar conducted by Sam Stovall of S&P Capital IQ.
May 07, 2012
For Sale: Active Management 50% Off at PIMCOAs more money managers jump into the ETF business, financial advisors and their clients are being offered the bargain of a lifetime: Funds managed by established managers with rock bottom fees.
May 04, 2012
Europe Tries to Regroup as Spain FaltersLargely ignoring sovereign debt woes in the region, European stocks inside the Vanguard MSCI Europe ETF were ahead by 7.65% this year, as of late April.
May 04, 2012
For Sale: Active Management 50% Off at PIMCOThe new PIMCO Total Return ETF charges annual expenses of just 0.55% vs. the $252 billion PIMCO Total Return Fund, which charges 0.90% for the waive-load shares.
May 03, 2012
Cerulli: Alternative Investment Strategy Vehicles More than Doubled Between 2007 and 2011The research reveals that the number of open-ended mutual funds (OEMFs), closed-ended funds (CEFs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) increased to 1,019 products by 2011 from 430 products in 2007.
May 03, 2012
Cerulli: Alternative Investment Strategy Vehicles More than Doubled Between 2007 and 2011The research reveals that the number of open-ended mutual funds (OEMFs), closed-ended funds (CEFs), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) increased to 1,019 products by 2011 from 430 products in 2007.
May 02, 2012
How to Detect if Your Fund Manager Is a ‘Closet Indexer’Theres a simple trick for advisors to figure out whether an actively managed mutual fund tracks its benchmark index too closely. Ever hear of R-squared?