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Mutual Fund Class A Sales Favor Fee-Based NAV Pricing Over Loads
By Joyce HansonAs advisors move to fee-based pricing for their clients and away from commissions on transactions, mutual funds are seeing a related drop in Class A share sales with front-end loads, a new Strategic Insight study of fund sales trends shows.
May 13, 2010
Lessons From the Crisis--John BogleBogle, the inventor of the index mutual fund and former Vanguard chairman, gave the attendees plenty of his own advice.
May 12, 2010
Options Investors Are Smarter, Busier, and Richer, Study FindsTrade group views financial advisors as target market for more options investing
May 11, 2010
Seven conservative funds for seniorsThe following list of balanced funds comes to us by way of SmartMoney.com.
May 10, 2010
Fund Launch Roundup: Pioneer Investments, Ivy Funds and Nile Capital ManagementNew products focus on inflation hedging and emerging markets equities.
May 10, 2010
Financial Select Sector SPDR Roars Back as Markets RecoverThe Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) rose more than 5.7% on Monday, May 10, to beat the performance of the S&P 500 and the Dow.
May 07, 2010
Pioneer, Ivy & Nile Unveil New FundsProducts focus on inflation hedging and emerging markets equities.
May 07, 2010
DOL, SEC's Target Date Fund Guidance Is ReleasedNew guide first in a three-step process; EBSA mulling definition of fiduciary