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Sallie Krawcheck: Money-Market Funds Aren't What You Think
By John SullivanIts been a little over three years since the Reserve Primary Money Market Fund "broke the buck," and Sallie Krawcheck took to the pages of The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday to reveal surprising facts about the stability of the money-market fund industry since.
February 28, 2012
PIMCO’s Gross Makes Big Break With Past StrategyPIMCOs Total Return strategy of emphasizing income and capital gains, the strategy that made Bill Gross rich and famous, no longer works, according to the bond kings March commentary.
February 27, 2012
Municipal Bond Yields Low, RisingTax-exempt investment-grade municipal bonds as measured by the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index have returned 2.41% so far this year, according to S&P Indices Vice President of Fixed Income Indices J.R. Rieger.
February 27, 2012
Contrarian Appleseed Fund Picks 4 Japanese Stocks on Eve of Earthquake AnniversaryContrarian investor Josh Strauss of the Appleseed Fund says Japan"the cheapest stock market in the world that everybody hates," presents some great buying opportunities.
February 24, 2012
Target Funds Post Strong Q4, InflowsLast year ended with a strong quarter as U.S. equity markets recovered from a tough third quarter.
February 24, 2012
Mutual Fund Families Dysfunctional in 2011For Todd Kennedy and Nigel Hussein, family name association is either a blessing or a curse. As SmartMoney notes, the truism holds for mutual fund families as well.
February 23, 2012
Coming: ETF Version of World's Biggest Mutual FundThe world's largest mutual fund, run by star bond trader Bill Gross, will soon also be available to investors as an exchange-traded fund.
February 23, 2012
Cerulli: Sector Mutual Fund, ETF Flows Declined 5.2% in 2011The report finds that sector mutual funds and ETFs attracted $25.3 billion in 2011. This is down 5.2% from 2010's net inflow of $26.7 billion.