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Equity Funds, Bonds Poised for Better Third Quarter
By Janet LevauxLipper analysts see strong corporate earnings and recent flows into bond funds as good signs for the second half of 2010.
July 09, 2010
Mercer Data Study Shows DC Participants Fare Better With Automated Plan FeaturesDefined contribution plan participants who used automatic rebalancing and deferral increase saw greater balance increases, by as much as 26%, according to a Mercer study.
July 09, 2010
LPL Mid-Year Outlook Expects Economic 'Tailwinds' to Keep U.S. Sailing Toward Expansion"The recovery is over. Welcome to the expansion," independent broker/dealer giant LPL Financial Corp. asserts in a mid-year outlook report released Thursday, July 8, that expects the U.S. economy and markets to stay on course for growth in 2010.
July 08, 2010
Russell Investments, Global X Launch FundsRussell Investments debuts a commodity strategies fund, while Global X rolls out an ETF tied to Brazil.
July 08, 2010
New Commodity, Brazil Funds on TapRussell Investments launches a commodity strategies fund, while Global X rolls out an ETF tied to a Brazilian consumer-sector index.
July 08, 2010
Retail Chain-Store Sales, Revolving Credit, Jobless Claims Show Consumers on Shaky GroundRetail, credit, and jobless claims data released Thursday, July 8, suggested that the U.S. economy continues its upward climb but that consumers have a long way to go before they can regain the ground they lost when the recession hit.
July 07, 2010
Lower Returns Ahead, says PIMCO's GrossBut the weak markets do present investors with some good global buying opportunities, notes a PIMCO analysts.
July 07, 2010
Hartford Investment Management Hires Manager From Neuberger BermanHartford Investment Management Co. announced Wednesday, July 7, the hiring of Ray Humphrey as senior vice president and senior portfolio manager with the company's Inflation Plus Fund and U.S. Government Securities HLS Fund.