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Patton’s Fund Picks, Pt. 3: Bond Funds
By Mike PattonIn the third of a series of blogs, advisor Mike Patton shares his top picks in four different categories of fixed-income mutual funds.
July 27, 2012
Draghi’s Dilemma: ‘Whatever it takes’ Could Alienate Fellow ECB MembersMario Draghi, president of the ECB, may have painted himself into a corner with his London speech on Thursday promising to do whatever it takes to rescue the euro.
July 26, 2012
Vanguard CIO Gus Sauter to RetireVanguard says Chief Investment Officer Gus Sauter will retire on Dec. 31, when he will be replaced by Tim Buckley.
July 26, 2012
Buckley on Risks, Bonds & MoreTim Buckley, managing director of Vanguard’s Retail Investor Group since 2006, will become the firm’s chief investment officer at end-2012,…
July 26, 2012
Mimicry, motivation and how corporate culture gets built one face at a time (Fact Company)Sporting events are more exciting when watching from the stands; comedies are funnier in movie theaters. Emotions are contagious, so when other people express an emotion it gets amplified and we adopt it ourselves.
July 26, 2012
Draghi Says ECB Will Do ‘Whatever It Takes’ECB President Mario Draghi declared that the central bank will do whatever it takes to keep the euro intact, as eurozone central banks looked for new ways to spur bank lending and undo the blocs financial logjam.
July 25, 2012
Is There a Way to Play Commodities’ Wild Ride?An actively managed fund offers the possibility of benefiting from both the broadly negative trends and positive micro-trends in commodities. But the success of such a strategy depends on the skill and foresight of the manager.
July 23, 2012
European Crisis Biggest Factor When Advising Clients: SurveysAdvisors polled in recent studies by kasina and OppenheimerFunds agreed that the debt crisis in Europe is having the biggest impact on the advice they give to clients.