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ICI shows mutual funds popular with seniors
By Staff WriterAccording 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
January 01, 2009
Nuveen Says It Has 'Positive Momentum'In 2008, Nuveen Investments wrestled with the freeze-up of the auction-rate preferred securities market and sought to restore liquidity at par to preferred shareholders and...
January 01, 2009
MFS Investment Panel Shares 'Opportunities'In early December, MFS Investment Management pulled together several of its top experts to share year-end thoughts on the markets and trends affecting them. Erik...
January 01, 2009
Fixed Income RulesMany funds, fund categories and stock- market indexes have dropped by about 40 percent through December 4, 2008, according to Lipper. The Dow Jones, for...
January 01, 2009
New Tool Examines Target-Date FundsAccording to the Investment Company Institute, lifecycle funds or target-date funds (TDFs) have continued to grow. The funds managed $185 billion at the end of...
January 01, 2009
SEC Requires 'Concise' InfoThe Securities and Exchange Commission has voted unanimously to require fund companies "to provide investors with a concise summary -- in plain English -- of...
January 01, 2009
Focus on FinancialsNo doubt about it: 2008 was a bad year for financial services stocks. The S&P 500 financial services index registered a 60% downturn through December...
January 01, 2009
Compassion FatigueI don't watch much TV these days, but one of my favorite shows is "Scrubs," perhaps partly because of its hospital setting, in my opinion,...