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Putnam Panel Touts Absolute Return as Answer to Uncertainty
By Joyce HansonA line-up of absolute-return fund experts spoke Tuesday before a group of more than 100 advisors from large and small asset management firms to persuade them that now is a good time to invest in the relatively new and risk-focused asset class.
November 05, 2010
FSI Says 12b-1 Rule Change Will Confuse Investors, Be IneffectiveThe Financial Services Institute warned of the "important unintended consequences" for IBDs, reps and clients should the SEC's proposed changes to Rule12b-1 be adopted.
November 05, 2010
Dividend-Paying Stocks from Emerging Markets Pay OffLaudus Mondrian's Andrew Miller finds success with a dividend-discount model
November 04, 2010
S&P's Best U.S. Mutual Funds Hold SurprisesStandard & Poor's Equity Research announced its first-ever U.S. Mutual Fund Excellence Awards Program, naming big players such as Vanguard as well as smaller shops such as Mairs & Power.
November 04, 2010
Municipal Bond Market Crisis Battering States, TownsThe wobbly state of the municipal bond market is the topic of a new study by Aite Group.
November 02, 2010
Treasury Releases Rates on I Bonds, EE BondsTreasury's Bureau of the Public Debt announced Monday earnings rates for Series I Savings Bonds and Series EE Savings Bonds, issued from Nov. 2010 through April 2011.
November 01, 2010
Wide Open (Investment) SpacesNo offense to the citizens of this red state stalwart, but we don't often hear of the New York-San Francisco-Tulsa financial triangle.
November 01, 2010
Using Bond Ladders to Stave Off a Corporate Bond BubbleWe recognize the growth in the RIA space and we have been examining how we could expand that platform and reach them in a more meaningful way.