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Experts Differ on Japan for '08
By Staff WriterFrom 2003 to 2006, investors were well served with Japanese equity funds. Then in 2007, the average Japanese equity fund posted a loss of 6.42%,...
February 01, 2008
ICI Stydy Shows Steady Industry ImprovementThe latest annual survey of some 4,000 U.S. households finds 20 percent view the mutual fund industry very favorably, up from 19 percent a year...
February 01, 2008
When Value Means GrowthIn the process of screening the equity universe for possible inclusion in the Hartford Growth Opportunities Fund, manager Michael Carmen considers a company's earnings potential...
February 01, 2008
Results Are in for Top Funds, Managers of 2007With 2008 shaping up to be a year with at least as much market uncertainty as 2007, several trends from last year may offer advisors...
February 01, 2008
Go AnywhereBy now advisors have heard the hue and cry of many experts imploring them to move away from value investing and into growth investing, and...
February 01, 2008
IllusionistOne of the banes of modern investment manage- ment is the existence of closet indexers--money managers who are ostensibly active managers but who in fact...
February 01, 2008
Year of the Bond ETFWith so much happening in all directions, last year was insane for the ETF industry, even in relatively staid areas like fixed-income. The number of...