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The Most Attractive Microcap Funds
By Vaughan ScullyFor those who are interested in putting some portion of their holdings into an equity fund that is not dominated by stocks they already own in other funds, there are microcap funds.
October 07, 2010
Top Funds That Really Stay the CourseHigh turnover, style drift, risky bets; we know the behavior that can doom a fund's performance. These are the top managers who avoid it.
October 06, 2010
Crystal ballWill gold continue to rise in price? Is the yellow metal the new U.S. treasury bill, a new world safety net? Will oil prices rise?
October 06, 2010
Fidelity Reports Record for Its Muni Bond UnderwritingThe institutional trading arm of Fidelity Investments, Fidelity Capital Markets, reported that it participated in a record number of new municipal bond issues for the first three quarters of 2010.
October 05, 2010
Morningstar Reclassifying Global Equity FundsMorningstar's new system will better reflect companies' sensitivity to "economic cycles."
October 04, 2010
Asness' AQR Launches Alternative Mutual FundAQR Capital Management, LLC, has launched a new mutual fund, the AQR Risk Parity Fund (AQRNX, Class N Shares).
October 04, 2010
Major Funds Improved 9% in September, 12% in Q3The KBW Fund Performance Tracker found that equity funds for the 21 asset managers it followed were up about 9.1% in September and roughly 12.2% in the third quarter.
October 04, 2010
Q4 Outlook: LPL Strategist Says First Week of November Is CrucialAs the U.S. economy drifts around in a seemingly endless holding pattern, market watchers are closely looking for any signs of growth in the fourth quarter.