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Fair Weather Ahead
By Bob KeaneIt's not likely that any of them will start belting out choruses of "Happy Days Are Here Again," but if the members of Investment Advisor's...
December 20, 2004
Investors Stay Loyal to Municipal Junk Bond FundsDec. 16, 2004 -- Rising interest rates have spurred investors to abandon some bond mutual funds this year, but one group of fixed-income investments -- high-yield municipal bond funds -- has continued to attract money. Funds that buy these securities have turned in good results so far, and that should...
December 20, 2004
Fund in Focus: Payden Emerging Markets Bond FundKristin Ceva, co-manager (since inception in December 1998) S&P Rank: 3 Stars Stepping It Up A Notch
December 06, 2004
Monetta Funds Drop Sales ChargesDec. 3, 2004 -- Monetta Funds eliminated sales charges this week on its five mutual funds that carried them in an effort to increase sales. Three Monetta stock funds had carried maximum 5.75% sales charges, or front-end loads, as had its balanced fund and its bond fund. The Monetta Fund...
December 01, 2004
American Maintains Lead in Fund SalesDec. 1, 2004 -- American Funds continued to lead U.S. mutual fund complexes in sales in October, and its Growth Fund of America/A (AGTHX) again...
December 01, 2004
AIM Changes Management Team, Investment Style of Opportunities FundsNov. 30, 2004 -- AIM Investments said it has changed the portfolio management team of three of its mutual funds -- AIM Opportunities I Fund/A...
December 01, 2004
Net New Cash Into Stock Funds Slows in October: ICINov. 29, 2004 -- Money flowed into stock funds at a slower rate in October than last month, according to data released today by the...
December 01, 2004
Emerging Market Debt Pays OffAmong the riskiest investments available to U.S. investors, emerging market bonds have delivered outsized gains over the past few years. The bonds have benefited from...