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Clean Energy Options
By Staff WriterHere's a look at some of the newest exchange-traded funds that give investors exposure to alternative energy companies.
May 10, 2007
Tweedy, Browne to Reopen One Fund, Keep Another ClosedTweedy, Browne Company, the Benjamin Graham disciples shop that manages nearly $15 billion for institutions and individuals, announced that it will reopen the Tweedy, Browne Value Fund (TWEBX) on May 15 to new investors.
May 09, 2007
Mutual Of Omaha To Start Community Bank NetworkOmaha Financial Holdings Inc. has agreed to acquire Peak National Bank.Omaha Financial, a unit of Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Omaha, Neb., wants to open ...
May 09, 2007
Mutual Of Omaha To Start Community Bank NetworkOmaha Financial Holdings Inc. has agreed to acquire Peak National Bank.Omaha Financial, a unit of Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Omaha, Neb., wants to open ...
May 07, 2007
Funds Celebrate Eveillard's ReturnRevered portfolio manager Jean-Marie Eveillard has returned to portfolio management at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers and the First Eagle Funds after more than two years of semi-retirement. He will be lead portfolio manager for First Eagle Global, Overseas, U.S. Value, and Overseas Variable funds. While semi-retired he was an...
May 02, 2007
Indexes Outperformed Active Funds in First QuarterStandard & Poor's reported that the returns of the major indexes led active funds in both the small- and mid-cap categories in the first quarter of 2007, while large-cap actively managed funds did beat the S&P 500 in the period. The S&P Indices Versus Active Funds Scorecard (SPIVA) results, showed...
May 01, 2007
Tech True Believers Hard to FindTech stocks have been in a three-year funk, having come out of the late 1990s dot-com bubble with little more than a thready heart beat. With a slew of important product updates this year, including the Microsoft Vista operating system, I figured that this was the time to commit to...
May 01, 2007
Positive Returns Continue, Despite Weak Fund FlowsEven with the market declines of February 27 and the resulting swings, more than 90 percent of all equity funds posted positive returns, according to...