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By staff WriterSafety is the name of the game when it comes to preserving seniors' money. But not all seniors are created equal. Some still want the thrill the uncertainty of the market offers - at least with some of their money. Principal Funds recognizes that,
April 01, 2008
NEWS & PRODUCTS, APRIL 2008FINRA has settled cases against five firms for mutual fund sales and supervisory violations, imposing an $800,000 fine against Prudential Securities and a $750,000 fine...
April 01, 2008
Munibond ETFs Are Screaming OpportunityWhen was the last time municipal bond yields were higher than those of U.S. Treasury bonds? As of March 5, the SPDR Lehman Municipal Bond ETF...
April 01, 2008
Advisors Changing Product MixMutual funds have long been the investment vehicle of choice for many investors and financial advisors, but changing times may be on the way. A...
April 01, 2008
Industry Groups Support SEC Summary ProposalThe fund industry's Investment Company Institute says it agrees with federal regulators over the practice of supplying fund investors with short, simple summary prospectuses. The...
April 01, 2008
Talking TechnologyTechnology stocks were a good holding in 2007. Tech stocks in the S&P 500 index put up an average gain of 15.5% last year, versus...
April 01, 2008
McNabb to Replace Brennan as Vanguard CEO in '08-'09Vanguard Group's board of directors has elected F. William McNabb III as president and director of Vanguard effective March 1. McNabb, 50, is set to...
April 01, 2008
Northern ExposureAdvisors have long known about globalization and how much faster many other countries--especially emerging markets like China, India, Russia, and Brazil--have been growing than the...