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Converting risk into return
By Danielle AndrusLike most other things these days, convertibles funds aren't doing great, but they're not doing as badly as they could be. In an article for...
August 11, 2008
Vanguard Explorer ReopensThe latest in a number of major mutual funds reopening to new investors, Vanguard announced August 7 that it has made its Vanguard Explorer Fund and Vanguard Health Care Fund available to new shareholder accounts, effective immediately.
August 11, 2008
Matthews to Re-Open Two Regional Asia FundsThe Matthews Asian Funds said it will re-open two of its no-load mutual funds to new investors on September 2.
August 11, 2008
Hedge Fund Pioneer Jack Nash DeadJack Nash, the refugee from Nazi Germany who helped change the mutual fund industry in his career at Oppenheimer & Co., then started the hedge fund business with partner Leon Levy by founding Odyssey Partners, the first hedge fund, in 1982, died July 30 in New York at the age...
August 11, 2008
ETF Assets Feel Market PinchThe weak stock market has affected the exchange traded fund universe, with total assets in ETFs falling $33 billion, or 5.4%, since the beginning of...
August 05, 2008
Shortchanging the long-termLong-short funds may be a nice addition to a healthy long-term investment strategy, according to Marta Norton of Morningstar. "Research has shown that adding hedge-fund-like...
August 03, 2008
Mutual Of Omaha Acquires 2 Failed BanksMutual of Omaha's banking unit on July 25 acquired the deposits and some assets of a failed bank holding company based in Arizona which had ...
August 03, 2008
Mutual Of Omaha Acquires 2 Failed BanksMutual of Omaha's banking unit on July 25 acquired the deposits and some assets of a failed bank holding company based in Arizona which had ...