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Bonds: Strong in '09, Volatile in '10
By Janet LevauxLipper's latest data show that most bond groups are in positive territory for the first month of 2010. In the beginning few weeks of the year,...
February 24, 2010
Van Eck Launches Egypt ETFEGPT's underlying index tracks the performance of companies that are domiciled and primarily listed in Egypt, or that generate a majority of their revenues in the country.
February 24, 2010
Finding Balance With Standout Asset Allocation Funds: Mutual Fund Focus, February 2010With money flowing to asset allocation funds, which should you consider for clients?
February 22, 2010
Mutual of Omaha Acquires Sunshine State BankMutual of Omaha Bank has taken over a Florida bank that failed Friday.
February 22, 2010
Mutual of Omaha Acquires Sunshine State BankMutual of Omaha Bank has taken over a Florida bank that failed Friday.
February 17, 2010
Bond Funds Still Raking It InWeekly bond inflows are topping $7 billion a week in January 2010.
February 17, 2010
SRI Outperformance: Socially Responsible Funds Beat Indexes '09A review of 160 socially responsible mutual funds from 22 members of the Social Investment Forum (SIF) finds that 65 percent outperformed their benchmarks in calendar year 2009, most by significant margins.
February 17, 2010
SEC Approves Money Market Reforms to Better Protect InvestorsNew weekly requirement stipulate that at least 30 percent of assets must be in cash, U.S. Treasury securities, etc., and no more than 5 percent can be in illiquid securities.