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Diamonds Among The Junk
By Staff WriterHigh-yield bonds--those fixed income securities rated below investment grade--have some advantages over more vanilla-type bond products. High yield or "junk" bonds offer higher interest rates...
September 01, 2007
Diversifying by Vintage YearAnother important source of diversification in private equity is by vintage year. The private equity market is built around single-use, closed-end funds; so the capital...
September 01, 2007
About the managerNicholas Kaiser is director, president, and equity portfolio manager of Saturna Capital, which is the investment advisor to Amana Growth and Amana Income Funds, in...
September 01, 2007
Positve New Inflows Return to JanusAs of the second quarter, Janus Capital Group's total assets under management stand at $190.6 billion, an increase of 8.2 percent compared with $176.2 billion...
September 01, 2007
Summit Adds to Growth RecipeSummit Mutual Funds says the marketing efforts it's extended to the advisor community over the past two years are paying off. Net inflows in the...
September 01, 2007
Alger Tells China Story, Closes Some FundsWhile recalls on some goods made in China have been grabbing headlines, certain mutual funds that focus on China remain untainted by the scandals. The...
September 01, 2007
HighMark's Goerz: Return to NormalcyThe chief investment officer of HighMark Capital Management, David Goerz, says the investment group's views are generally not swayed by the recent volatility. "It has...
September 01, 2007
Principled PerformanceHave you looked at clients' allocations to the financial sector lately? As the equity and bond markets digest years of mortgage and structured securities-related exuberance,...