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Strategic Insight Tracks Investor Net Inflows of $46 Billion in February 2012
By Warren S. HerschAn uptick in confidence amid positive indicators on the economy meant that investors cautiously put an estimated $46 billion in net inflows into stock and bond mutual funds in the US in February 2012, a new report discloses.
March 15, 2012
Look Beyond Stock Mutual Funds' Lousy 2011 NumbersMore than four out of five managers of stock mutual funds failed to beat the market last year.
March 15, 2012
How to Take Advantage of Irrational Stock BuyingAsk Ralf Scherschmidt if its a bad idea to invest right now in Europe, and hell tell you that most people are underinvested in international small-cap stocks because their emotions are overruling reason.
March 14, 2012
Britain May Revive Perpetual GiltsEverything old is new againBritain is considering bringing back perpetual gilts, long-term bonds that were first debuted after the South Seas Bubble crisis of 1720. With 100-year maturities and todays extra-low interest rates, the idea is attractive to many.
March 14, 2012
1 in 4 401(k) Participants Invest Solely in TDFsNearly a quarter of 401(k) participants invest solely in target-date fundsa six-fold increase over the past five years, according to new Vanguard research.
March 14, 2012
1 in 4 401(k) Participants Invest Solely in TDFsNearly a quarter of 401(k) participants invest solely in target-date fundsa six-fold increase over the past five years, according to new Vanguard research.
March 13, 2012
JPMorgan Cracks Top 10 as Fund Manager, Thanks to AdvisorsA sea change may be occurring in the $12 trillion asset management space, as JPMorgan Chase in February became the first bank to crack the top 10 list of the largest U.S. stock and bond funds.
March 12, 2012
Doomsayer Hussman Says Market Crash Coming—According to HistoryThe 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.