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Convertibles Are Starting to Look Attractive
By Staff WriterConvertible securities and mutual funds that invest in them have had a tough time this year, but money managers say that's given them incentive to...
August 01, 2005
Discovering Emerging YieldWhen you think of emerging markets, a conservative approach may sound like a paradox, but it's one way to describe the $347 million T. Rowe...
July 27, 2005
International Stock Funds Lead InflowsFunds that invest in foreign companies were the most popular with investors last month, attracting nearly $8 billion in new money, according to Financial Research...
July 22, 2005
China Revalues Yuan, But It's A Long Way from Free FloatAfter strong pressure from its trading partners, China has revalued the yuan and removed the currency's decade-long peg to the U.S dollar. According to the Chinese government, the value of the yuan, also called the renminbi, will now be linked to a basket of currencies of China's main trading partners,...
July 20, 2005
30-Year Treasury Bond Is BackConcern rises that move may delay action on pension reformWashingtonThe Treasury Department's decision to start issuing 30-year government bonds again is unlikely to restore ...
July 14, 2005
Mid- and Small-Cap Funds Continue to Underperform Indices in First Half 2005Actively managed mid- and small-cap mutual funds continued to lag their relative Standard & Poor's benchmarks during the first half of 2005, while large-cap portfolios...
July 05, 2005
John Hancock to Add Eight GMO FundsJohn Hancock Financial Services Inc. announced on June 30 that it would add eight mutual funds managed by Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co., known...