Equity Funds
Learn about the latest developments among equity mutual funds, including active and passive funds.
A New Global Force?
By Alexei BayerSovereign wealth funds -- government-owned funds often amassed from petrodollar surpluses and geared toward investment in foreign industrial and financial assets -- have become seemingly...
January 01, 2008
Emerging Market Funds Lead Lipper PackFunds with a focus on China, Brazil, Latin America and India demonstrated consistently strong chart-topping performance through November 29, 2007, reports Lipper. And fund flows...
October 01, 2007
China, Other Funds Prove Their 'Metal'With market swings the name of the game since mid-July, there are positive year-to-date performance figures worthy of note. Equity markets in the world's developing...
October 01, 2007
Vanguard Price Cut for Big InvestorsFor investors with more than $100,000 at Vanguard, the news is good: reduced costs, broader services, and for the highest bracket, access to some mutual...
September 01, 2007
Diversifying by Vintage YearAnother important source of diversification in private equity is by vintage year. The private equity market is built around single-use, closed-end funds; so the capital...
August 27, 2007
July Fund Intake Reaches Almost $27 BillionMutual funds had net inflows of $26.7 billion in July, up from $2.7 billion in inflows a year earlier, according to the Financial Research Corp., ...
July 22, 2007
Report Analyzes Importance Of Investor BehaviorInvestor behavior has a bigger impact on investment return than fund performance, according to an annual study that examines the effects of investor decisions.The study, ...