Mutual Funds
Stay on top of mutual fund news, including in-depth articles and analysis on stock, bond and balanced funds, as well as target date funds and more.
GAO Questions SEC's Oversight of Mutual Funds
By Staff WriterThe Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently performed a study of the Securities and Exchange Commission's new risk-based examination of mutual funds, and found that the...
November 01, 2005
Bright IdeaOnce upon a time, utility companies were the go-to investments among advisors who wanted something "safe and reliable" for widows and orphans. Utilities were regulated...
October 28, 2005
Golfer To Promote Midwestern CarrierProfessional golfer Fred Funk has agreed to wear the Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company name on his shirt when he plays on the PGA ...
October 18, 2005
Outside Vanguard Fund Manager to RetireRobert Soucy, a stock picker at Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC who helps manage two Vanguard Group mutual funds, will retire at year-end,...
October 18, 2005
Fidelity Debuts Low-Cost Shares for Five Index FundsNew share class available to current investors
October 18, 2005
Mid- and Small-Cap Funds Still Lag Indexes Through Third QuarterActively managed mid- and small-cap mutual funds continued to underperform their relative Standard & Poor's benchmarks through the first nine months of 2005, where as...
October 17, 2005
NASD Establishes Corporate Bond Inde ProgramThe National Association of Securities Dealers is trying to make corporate bonds easier for consumers to understand by setting up a new bond index ...
October 05, 2005
VA Industry Needs To Do The Right ThingNew YorkThe variable annuity industry kicked off its annual meeting with a call to "do the right thing." During the course of the annual ...