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By Janet LevauxDonald Broughton Avondale Partners LLC 314-218-4956 [email protected] --- We don't know when spring starts (neither does the company), but when it does FedEx will be well positioned to take full...
January 26, 2009
Assets in ETFs Reverse CourseFollowing three months of decline that began in the fall of 2008, assets invested in exchange traded funds grew by 11.9% in December 2008
January 22, 2009
Target Date Funds Need WorkThe collapse of the financial markets has sounded a strong wake-up call for target date funds.
January 14, 2009
Firm stability and fund selection trump performance as key drivers of mutual fund loyaltyMarket volatility means today's investor no longer looks at a mutual fund's performance, but the stability of a mutual fund company and the breadth of...
January 14, 2009
Putnam Rolls Out Target Absolute Return FundsPutnam Investments said January 13 that it had launched a family of four absolute return mutual funds designed to provide returns
January 14, 2009
Reserve Funds Charged With FraudThe Massachusetts Securities Division on January 13 charged Reserve Management Company with making numerous false and misleading statements to investors in attempts to dissuade them from redeeming shares in the company's Primary Fund
January 14, 2009
November Saw 2.7% Drop in Value of Mutual FundsThe Investment Company Institute reported December 30 that total mutual fund assets in the U.S. declined 2.7%, or $261 billion, in November 2008
January 13, 2009
ICI shows mutual funds popular with seniorsAccording to the Investment Company Institute, mutual funds are a popular financial product for people over the age of 65. Eighty percent of that group view the industry favorably; of those 22 percent view the industry "very