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Strong Fund Returns in '09, Best Since '03, Lipper Says
By Janet LevauxThe returns of mutual funds in 2009 are in, and according to Lipper, performance was stellar. World equity funds (up 42.38 percent) posted their...
February 01, 2010
The ETF Advisor: S&P 500 ETFs[Editor's Note: This is a longer version of the article which appeared in the print edition of Investment Advisor, Februrary 2010 and includes S&P rankings...
February 01, 2010
Bond Demand GrowsAfter vacuuming around $42 billion over the past 12-months, it's been a good year for managers of bond ETFs. The credit market is slowly returning...
February 01, 2010
'09 Fixed Income Results: 'Quite a Year,' Analysts SayThough General U.S. Treasury Funds lost 4.77 percent for December to finish the year down 6.47 percent, notes Jeff Tjornehoj, research manager for the U.S....
February 01, 2010
Target Investing: Emerging MarketsLooking to quench investor's appetite for hot performing stocks in emerging market countries, more ETF providers are launching new funds targeting the area. Lisle, Ill.-based Claymore...
February 01, 2010
The Green Advisor: Adding ESG to Asset AllocationFor advisors who have clients with an expressed desire to have their investments mirror their personal values, whether those values are social, religious, or environmental,...
February 01, 2010
Janus Taps New CEO, Pimco VeteranJanus Capital Group says Richard M. Weil has been appointed chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors, effective February 1. Janus Chairman...