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Meet the ‘Southwest Airlines’ of Managed Futures
By John SullivanWe observe the oceans of opportunity and catch the wave, Cole Wilcox, Longboards CEO, explained to AdvisorOne.
June 22, 2012
Cerulli Report: Mutual Fund and ETF Assets Decline in MayIn May, mutual fund assets declined by close to 5%, as flows ($14.1 billion) totaled $7.2 billion less than in April. The Cerulli report notes that taxable bonds funds contributed to the decline in flows, with their lowest monthly inflow in eight months, at just less than $8 billion.
June 22, 2012
Cerulli Report: Mutual Fund and ETF Assets Decline in MayIn May, mutual fund assets declined by close to 5%, as flows ($14.1 billion) totaled $7.2 billion less than in April. The Cerulli report notes that taxable bonds funds contributed to the decline in flows, with their lowest monthly inflow in eight months, at just less than $8 billion.
June 22, 2012
IPOs Thaw After Facebook Freeze, but Congress Still Feels ChillStock IPOs have finally started to show signs of thawing after last months Facebook fiasco, but bipartisan groups in Congress say the IPO process is in dire need of reform.
June 22, 2012
Vanguard CIO Sauter to Retire at Year EndThe fund shop taps Tim Buckley as his future replacement.
June 21, 2012
Top Fund Managers Reveal Investing OpportunitiesMorningstars associate director of fund analysis hosted a panel of high-profile fund managers for the general session at the companys annual conference in Chicago.
June 21, 2012
SEC’s Schapiro: Money-Market Funds’ Stable NAV Is a ‘Fiction’SEC Chairwoman Mary Schapiro reiterated to senators Thursday that further reforms to money-market funds are necessary, saying the funds still pose a significant risk to the nations economy.
June 21, 2012
The Fed keeps slouching towards oblivion (Atlantic)At its latest meeting, the Fed said it will extend Operation Twist, but there was no mention of buying more bonds, nor did it say that it expects to keep rates low for longer.