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Doomsayer Hussman Says Market Crash Coming—According to History
By Gil WeinreichThe Ph.D. portfolio manager adds corporate insider selling as another ominous sign on top of his list of historic indicators of a crash, noting that the ratio of corporate stock sales to stock buys has been running 8 to 1, four times the normal pace.
March 09, 2012
Bond Funds & DecouplingFewer than 12% of funds in the intermediate-term bond category managed to match or beat the return of its benchmark, Morningstar reports
March 09, 2012
At Lipper Awards, PIMCO Wins Best Large Equity Fund; Nuveen Best Overall Fund FamilySuprisingly, PIMCO's $250 billion-plus Total Return Fund didn't even get a mention on Lippers long list of U.S. fund award winners.
March 09, 2012
Fidelity Investments’ 2011 Profit Rises 13 PercentThe companys operating income rose 13 percent in 2011, the third consecutive year of rising profits after a slowdown during the financial crisis.
March 09, 2012
Watching the Fund FlowsIt's been a good couple of months for the American stock markets but mutual funds haven't been reaping the reward.
March 08, 2012
Calvert Analyst Brings Sustainability Principles to U.N. for International Women’s DayAditi Mohapatra, a sustainability analyst at Calvert Investments, spoke before the United Nations two days ahead of International Womens Day to discuss diversity principles for business.
March 08, 2012
Lifecycle Funds Grew 8% in Q4 to $842BAssets in target-date mutual funds remain highly concentrated among five firms, says Strategic Insight.
March 07, 2012
Big Banks Join Greek Debt SwapBy Thursday Greece must win over the rest of the participants to exchange new bonds for old, or it will invoke collective action clauses to compel additional bondholders to participate. The target is to reduce the countrys privately held debt of 206 billion euros ($270 billion) by 53.5%.