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Federal Reserve Stalls Money Market Fund Bailout
By James J. GreenThe Federal Reserve Board said November 10 that is delaying until November 24.
November 10, 2008
Mutual funds see inflow again; investments could be premature, analysts sayFor the first time in 15 weeks, mutual funds saw significant inflow. According to CNNMoney, for the seven-day period ending Nov. 7, investors poured $2.2...
November 01, 2008
Equity Funds Suffer, Bond Funds MixedAs the markets went through further volatility in reaction to the deepening crisis of confidence in the banking system, many mutual fund investors decided to...
November 01, 2008
Capitalism Comes To ChinaMarket participants may find some irony in the idea that as the capitalist West embarks on bailouts and nationalization, the still--officially--Communist nation of China is...
November 01, 2008
Vanguard Mulls Fed ProgramVanguard says that, as of September 30, it has yet to decide whether it will participate in the U.S. Department of the Treasury's program to...
November 01, 2008
Getting Your SharesAdvisor Mike Patton of Integrity Wealth Management in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, thinks highly of exchange traded funds in building client portfolios since they are relatively...
November 01, 2008
The Retirement AngleConditions are improving for the increased use of exchange-traded funds in 401(k) plans, according to their proponents in the third-party administrator and investment fields. Before...
November 01, 2008
Mutual Fund Converts to ETFIt's been a rare occurrence, but some closed-end mutual funds are opting to become exchange-traded funds. To that end, Claymore Advisors announced that the shareholders of...