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Equity Funds (Barely) Stay in Black as Bond Funds Plummet in Q2: Lipper
By Janet LevauxWhile commodities specialty funds had a stellar second quarter, precious metals fell more than 35%, according to the research group.
July 11, 2013
Bill Miller, Legendary Fund Manager, Back on TopBill Miller, the Legg Mason fund manager who beat the S&P 500 for 15 years straight before seeing his fund massacred by the financial crisis, is proving you can't keep a good manager down, says The Wall Street Journal.
July 11, 2013
Corporate pension funded status improves in JuneTwo months of bond sell-off activity, which drove interest rates higher, has resulted in a reduction in benefit obligations for the Milliman 100 Pension Funding Index.
July 08, 2013
Genworth is overbought and could be poised to decline over bond lossesNot everyone is looking forward to rising interest rates.
July 08, 2013
The Heavy Price of StockpickingIf the pros can't get it right, wealth manager Eric Nelson asks, what's the chance that a do-it-yourself investor will do any better?
July 08, 2013
Equity, Bond Flows Bounce Back in Early JulyNew views on quantitative easing bring investors back into the markets, EPFR Global reports
July 05, 2013
Top Portfolio Products: Winklevoss Twins File Bitcoin ETFIn recent portfolio developments, the brothers of Facebook fame filed a Bitcoin ETF with the SEC, and Thornburgs Developing World Fund went global.
July 04, 2013
Are TIPS From Bill Gross Worth Much Anymore?Between Gross' heavy bet on TIPS and the Fed's announcement that it would taper off its bond buying, it has been a rough few months for PIMCO.