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Vanguard Bond Fund Joins Admiral Ranks
By Staff WriterVanguard Group on June 10, 2005, introduced a low-cost version of the $9-billion Vanguard Inflation Protected Securities (VIPSX), and a new fund that invests in...
June 01, 2005
About The ManagerHarindra de Silva is manager of the Analytic Defensive Equity Fund, but he plays a much larger role within Analytic Investors Inc. He is responsible...
June 01, 2005
When Is a Mutual Fund Like a Hedge Fund?When unsophisticated investors hear terms like "hedging strategy," "short stocks," or "call options," they assume that they're being asked to take risks with their money....
May 29, 2005
Copycats Eye Variable Annuity FeaturesIt is arguable that the most popular features to be added to variable annuities in recent years are guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits.
May 28, 2005
Copycats Eye Variable Annuity FeaturesIt is arguable that the most popular features to be added to variable annuities in recent years are guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefits.
May 10, 2005
Analyst Assesses Insurer Eposure To Auto Maker DefaultsThe big automobile manufacturers' financial problems could have some effect on U.S. life insurers' investment results.[@@]A team of analysts at UBS Investment Research, New ...
May 09, 2005
Cerulli: Fund Ta Changes May Attract Latin American CashU.S. mutual funds may be heading south to look for new sources of assets.[@@]The recent elimination of the 30% withholding on U.S. mutual fund ...
May 04, 2005
Closing Set for Julius Baer International Equity FundMay 2, 2005 -- The Julius Baer International Equity Fund/A (BJBIX), which has topped its peers over the short and the long run, will close...