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ALPS Goes for Equal Weights
By Staff WriterALPS Equal Sector Weight (EQL) is benchmarked to the Banc of America Securities-Merrill Lynch Equal Sector Weight Index. It owns each of the nine Select...
August 27, 2009
TIPS for Inflation: IA Mutual Fund Focus, August 2009IA Mutual Fund Focus, August 2009
August 26, 2009
Standard and Poor's MarketScope Advisor Expands PlatformA bond research portal is the newest addition to MarketScope Advisor, part of Standard and Poor's (S&P) Equity Research services.
August 20, 2009
The TiVo of financial advice?Can a machine replace an advisor? Silly, we know. But Cake Financial, a San Francisco-based company, introduced an automated service that tailors a mutual fund...
August 18, 2009
More Funds and ETFS for VanguardVanguard will be adding seven new bond index funds and ETFS to its range of actively managed funds.
August 17, 2009
What Would Ho Chi Minh Think?Van Eck became the latest firm to offer a country specific ETF with the August 14 launch of its Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (NYSE Arca: VNM).
August 12, 2009
Do Target Date Funds Still Have a Role?Target date funds (or TDFs) can still work well for investors who lack the time, talent or inclination to spend a lot of effort on managing their own investments, advisors say. And there are other uses for them, as well.
August 10, 2009
Schwab Charitable Expands Investment OptionsDonor-advised fund includes SRI and multiple fixed-income options