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Markets, Funds Come Back
By Janet LevauxFlows into emerging-market equity and the riskier bond fund groups have been losing momentum in early December, according to EPFR Global of Boston. At the...
January 01, 2010
PIMCO Adds Treasury ETFsThe PIMCO 3-7 Year U.S. Treasury Index Fund (FIVZ) and the PIMCO25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Fund (ZROZ) were launched in November by...
January 01, 2010
401k Plans Back on Track, Vanguard SaysThe typical 401(k) participant now has greater 401(k) retirement wealth than before the severe market downturn, according to a new Vanguard report entitled "Recovery...
January 01, 2010
Total Return Leaders: Persistently PositiveInvestment strategies that focus on investing in dividend-paying stocks have a long-term record of outperforming the S&P 500 index with less volatility, fund managers and...
December 31, 2009
"Is federal oversight in target-date funds' future?"Target-date funds are just another example of the wonderful "buy and hold" strategy ... or should I say "buy and hope!"
December 28, 2009
Forecast for Municipal DebtWhile tax-free municipal debt issuance won't match 2008 levels, it will be higher, and taxable muni issuance will sharply rise in 2010, according to a forecast from The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).
December 20, 2009
ETF News: Two New ETFs From Schwab; T. Rowe Price PreparesSchwab now has six commission-free ETFs; T. Rowe to offer active ETFs
December 18, 2009
Payout Standouts: Dividend Income Mutual Funds Soothe the Urge for Cash: Mutual Fund Focus, December 2009Dividends are a considerable temptation for most investors.