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Time to Rethink Bond Strategy?
By Janet LevauxWith current bond yields low, interest rates lower and the economic outlook cloudy at best, Ken Volpert, head of Vanguards Taxable Bond Group, says the organization doesnt think future bond returns will be nearly as robust as theyve been.
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.
September 21, 2012
Ex-Morgan Stanley Broker Tells Advisors to Grow a SpineSkittish clients are leading the conversations and have made advisors spineless, says Bob Auer of Auer Growth Fund, who left Morgan Stanley in 2007.