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By James J. GreenAdvisor Mike Patton of Integrity Wealth Management in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, thinks highly of exchange traded funds in building client portfolios since they are relatively...
November 01, 2008
Ameriprise, TD Ameritrade Move to Protect ClientsAmeriprise Financial is committing up to $33 million to protect clients who have invested in the Primary Fund, a money market mutual fund managed by...
November 01, 2008
How Target-Date ETFs Are Holding UpTarget-date or life-cycle funds have been available on a mutual fund chassis for decades. In theory, this breed of a balanced fund automatically adjusts the...
November 01, 2008
Putnman Closes One Fund; Federated, Feds Step InPutnam Funds is participating in the U.S. Treasury's Money Market Guaranty Program, the company announced October 1. The program provides coverage to shareholders of Putnam's...
November 01, 2008
New HorizonsHennessy Advisors President Kevin Rowell knows the mutual-fund industry inside and out, after work at Pioneer, Safeco, Putnam and other firms. He gave Research some...
November 01, 2008
How to Become a Great Mutual Fund CompanyA quarter of a century ago, the lion was on top. Dreyfus was the biggest mutual fund complex in the world, having built its empire...
October 23, 2008
Top Story: What are the options for jittery variable annuity investors?"While it hurts to see an account balance go down or to sell [stock] when prices are low, at the end of the day...
October 22, 2008
Top Story: What are the options for jittery variable annuity investors?"While it hurts to see an account balance go down or to sell [stock] when prices are low, at the end of the day...