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The Hartford to Exit Retirement-Plans Biz
By Janet LevauxThe Hartford Financial Services Group agreed to sell its Retirement Plans business to Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. for $400 million in early September.
September 25, 2012
First Eagle Fund Soars in High Yield SpaceThe fund has gone from $20 million in AUM to $600 million since the beginning of 2012, all from retail inflows.
September 25, 2012
Whatever Happened to U.S. Stock Funds?Flows out of U.S. equity funds such as Robert Zagunis' 20-year-old Jensen Quality Growth Fund can stem more from investor fear than fund quality.
September 25, 2012
Jeff Gundlach Offers $1.7 Million for Return of Stolen ArtIn a dramatic and at times chaotic press conference in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, star fund manager Jeff Gundlach increased the reward offered for the return of his stolen property from $200,000 to $1.7 million.
September 25, 2012
What Bogle Thinks of ETFs; Gross vs. ‘Cult’; Paycheck Stress: October Research—SlideshowThe October issue of Research deals with formidable personalities and controversial issues. Cover story "How John Bogle Really Sees ETFs" covers the Vanguard founder's view of the exchange-traded fund field and its evolution. Feature article "Bill Gross vs. the Equity Cult" analyzes the bond maven's pessimism about equity returns.In feature...
September 24, 2012
Bernanke wants you to buy stocks, but risk is highThe odds of fat profits aren't looking as good with the latest round of quantitative easing and they seem to be getting worse.
September 24, 2012
We Have Already ‘Eaten the Future’: HussmanWe've all heard that theres no free lunch. But do investors understand that if theyre dining on champagne and caviar on a burger-and-fries budget today, they will be looking at bread and water in the future?
September 23, 2012
Top Portfolio Products: Franklin Templeton to Buy Stake in K2Plus, Goldman risk-management fund targets RIAs and more product news.