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By Staff WriterNicholas Kaiser is director, president, and equity portfolio manager of Saturna Capital, which is the investment advisor to Amana Growth and Amana Income Funds, in...
September 01, 2007
Alger Tells China Story, Closes Some FundsWhile recalls on some goods made in China have been grabbing headlines, certain mutual funds that focus on China remain untainted by the scandals. The...
September 01, 2007
HighMark's Goerz: Return to NormalcyThe chief investment officer of HighMark Capital Management, David Goerz, says the investment group's views are generally not swayed by the recent volatility. "It has...
September 01, 2007
Principled PerformanceHave you looked at clients' allocations to the financial sector lately? As the equity and bond markets digest years of mortgage and structured securities-related exuberance,...
September 01, 2007
Legg Mason After Citigroup Swap: New Distribution Model, Growing AssetsBaltimore-based Legg Mason, which struck a deal with Citigroup in 2005 to swap its brokers for Citi's asset-management business, saw its total AUM grow to...
September 01, 2007
Me? Worry About Inflation?January 1, 2006, was an important date in history: Not only did early hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash turn 48 years old, but the first of...
September 01, 2007
U.S. Nest Egg: $16.4 TrillionThe Investment Company Institute, the mutual fund trade group, says savings and market gains have helped push U.S. retirement savings to $16.4 trillion as of...
August 31, 2007
Another Fixed Income VehicleIn the current climate of high volatility in the equity markets and possible credit loosening by the Federal Reserve, consider ETFs that focus on municipal bonds.