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House Approves Temporary Pension Benchmark Fix
By Allison BellHouse Approves Temporary Pension Benchmark FixByThe U.S. House of Representatives voted 397-2 last Thursday to approve H.R. 3108, a bill that seeks to save sponsors ...
October 01, 2003
A Sustainable Small-Cap Revival?Small-cap growth funds are outperforming the broad market as the economic recovery spurs investor confidence. Like previous rebounds, the current recovery is generating disproportionately higher...
October 01, 2003
All In The FamilyWhen you think of a fund manager, you probably think of an individual proud of doing his own research, patiently picking individual equities or bonds,...
October 01, 2003
A New Twist on an Old StrategyAlthough we've experienced a recovery in the equity markets this year, investors remain gun-shy about jumping back into the markets full throttle. This is quite...
September 29, 2003
Clarification: Fidelity Drops All Fund Sales ChargSept. 24, 2003 -- Fidelity Investments said it would drop sales charges on all its sector funds on Monday, leaving its entire retail fund line...
September 29, 2003
Penn Mutual Gives Execs Titles At Broker-Dealer UnitNU Online News Service, Sept. 29, 2003, 1:31 p.m. EDT -- The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, Horsham, Pa., has given Larry Mast, its ...
September 25, 2003
Time To Get Back In The Game?ByFor investors who bailed out of the stock market when it started its two-and-a-half-year decline, now might be the right time to hop back in, ...
September 25, 2003
Funds Face Rising Disclosure DemandsByWashington Mutual funds are facing increasing demands for a significant upgrade in the quality of information presented to investors and in their ethical behavior.And the ...