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July Fund Intake Reaches Almost $27 Billion
By Staff WriterMutual funds had net inflows of $26.7 billion in July, up from $2.7 billion in inflows a year earlier, according to the Financial Research Corp., ...
August 22, 2007
What's Going On With Money Market Funds?Money market funds--something almost everyone takes for granted--are not supposed to be newsworthy. But during the first two weeks of August. Standard & Poor's put...
August 22, 2007
Some Fund Companies Displaying Interactive DataSeveral mutual funds have begun providing risk/return information using interactive data, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox announced August 21. The mutual fund data, which the SEC...
August 17, 2007
RIAs Are Fastest Growing Distribution ChannelNew research by Cerulli Associates says that the fastest growing advisor channels are the ones with the most independence, registered investment advisors (RIAs). The biggest...
August 15, 2007
New Vehicles Target Munis and Luxury GoodsWhile August is often thought of as a month of lazy vacations, this year it's seen the the introduction of some unique ETFs. Claymore Securities,...
August 15, 2007
Seeking the Undervalued, But With Potential"We are bargain seekers, looking for the most value wherever we can find it," said Bill Lippman, president of Franklin Advisory Services, LLC in Fort Lee, New Jersey in a statement announcing the introduction of Franklin All Cap Value Fund, which he manages along with Steve Raineri.
August 10, 2007
Brighter Times for Turkey?Turkey's stocks are appreciating at a rapid clip. Straddling Europe and Asia, Turkey teeters between Western secular democracy and ancient traditional culture. But this vast nation of 73 million has a modern, robust economy and may one day join the European Union.
August 08, 2007
Study: Annuities Beat Mutual Funds For Retirement IncomeIndividuals who use lifetime income annuities can fund a secure retirement with lump sums that are about 25% to 40% smaller than they would need ...