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Mutual Of Omaha Spearheads Midtown Project
By Staff WriterA Cornhusker State insurer is trying to beautify its neighborhood.Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Omaha, Neb., is working with ECI Investment Advisors Inc., Chicago, to ...
October 16, 2006
Rarefied Air for StocksThe stock market had another good showing last week with the Dow Jones industrial average making new all-time highs and the S&P 500 posting recovery highs. Bond yields spiked higher for the second straight week while crude oil tested the recent lows in the $57 per barrel area.
October 10, 2006
How a Bottom-Fisher Reels 'Em InBuying unloved stocks can be tricky, but Tim Evnin, portfolio manager of the U.S. Trust-advised Excelsior MidCap Value&Restructuring Fund (UMVEX), thinks buying companies that are down and out can lead to huge rewards. Before taking the plunge, he and his four-member value team research the company and industry, review its...
October 09, 2006
New Guardian Unit Now Sells Guardian FundsA large insurer says it has completed efforts to integrate a recently acquired money manager.RS Investments, San Francisco, which is now part of Guardian Life ...
October 01, 2006
401(k) Accounts See Further GrowthThe average account balance for U.S. workers consistently maintaining 401(k) accounts from 1999 through 2005 increased 50 percent -- to over $102,000 from about $67,800...
October 01, 2006
Remember To Pay The MortgageMortgage-backed securi-ties, a somewhat overlooked, though very large, section of the fixed-income universe, are becoming more attractive to investors in light of a softening housing...
October 01, 2006
ETFs for 401(k)s Are OKNow that the Pension Protection Act has become law, plan sponsors should refrain from using money market and stable value funds as default options in...
October 01, 2006
DFA Enjoying ExpansionIn the first six months of 2006, Dimensional Fund Advisors had nearly $6.4 billion in net inflows, up from close to $5.6 billion in the...