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August Market Volatility: ‘Ordinary,’ Says Vanguard
By Janet LevauxThe S&P tends to move less than 1% per day, though it moved 2.5% per day for most of last month.
September 12, 2011
PIMCO’s Gross Enduring Worst Year Since ’95PIMCO Total Return Fund, the worlds largest mutual fund, is having its worst year relative to rivals in 16 years.
September 11, 2011
Top Portfolio Products: Templeton Launches Global Fund; Neuberger Adds Two FundsVan Eck gold ETFs AUM top $13 billion; Adams Express sets distribution target; OIC says August options hit record; two Rydex funds close to new investors.
September 07, 2011
Top 10 International Stock Funds in 401(k)sHere are the 10 most widely distributed international stock funds in the 401(k) and DC industry, according to research firm BrightScope.
September 02, 2011
SEC to Probe Use of Derivatives by Mutual Funds, Closed-End Funds, ETFsSEC action is latest step in its ongoing review of the use of derivatives by mutual funds and other investment companies regulated under the Investment Company Actincluding ETFs and closed-end funds.
September 01, 2011
Fund Flows Through June ’11: Total Inflows Near $35 BillionMoney-market, stock and bond funds had net outflows of $48.8 billion in June, according to data released by the Financial Research Corp., including ETFs,…
September 01, 2011
What Happened in August? Why 2008 Redux Did Not HappenRon Baron has a definitive answer for all those investors frightened by the stock-market gyrations of August: 'Summer 11 is not Fall 08.' He enumerates the differences between then and now, and explains why stocks today are a bargain.
August 31, 2011
Gundlach’s DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund Exceeds $10 Billion in AUMSuperstar fund manager Jeff Gundlach's DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund has reached $10 billion in AUM just 16 months since the fund launched.