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13 Best & Worst 529 College Savings Plans of 2014: Morningstar
By Dan BermanThinkAdvisor whittled down Morningstars look at 84 college investment plans to see which ones do it right and wrong.
June 20, 2014
Mutual Funds’ Biggest Worries Are Regulation, ReputationNinety-four percent of mutual fund companies say legal and regulatory risk are their biggest challenges, a survey found.
June 20, 2014
Top Portfolio Products: New MLP Fund From SalientCovestor to launch no-management-fee ETF portfolios; Redhawk Wealth adds SCANalytics.
June 20, 2014
The Contrarian Play: Emerging Markets Energy SectorEmerging markets natural resource companies can be dirty companies, but theyre dirt cheap.
June 19, 2014
Sunglasses-Wearing Bill Gross Says He’s a ‘Cool Dude,’ Forecasts 3%-5% ReturnPIMCOs Gross speaks of The Manchurian Candidate and the press, says Total Return fund is outperforming, and waxes on New Neutral of real Fed rates.
June 19, 2014
3 Top Managers on Their Biggest Mistakes and How They Pick Great StocksChris Davis, Will Danoff and Dennis Lynch admit their mistakes and discuss how they size up the managers of firms they're pondering for their portfolios.
June 18, 2014
Morningstar Goes to CashMorningstar is concerned enough about valuations in U.S. markets that the firms chief investment officer is keeping his unconstrained portfolio at 40% cash.
June 18, 2014
10 Best Mobile Apps for Financial Advisors: 2014Theres a morass of apps available, but as a financial advisor, which are best for your business? Here are 10 that are worth your time.