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International to the Core
By Bob KeaneBenjamin Segal brings a background to his job as portfolio manager for Neuberger Berman International/Investor Fund (NBISX) that is nothing if not international. He grew...
October 27, 2004
Prospects Good For VAs In IRA Rollover Market: FRCNU Online News Service, Oct. 27, 2004, 4:05 p.m. EDTThe IRA market will grow to $4.8 trillion by 2010, not including the $2.1 trillion ...
October 26, 2004
Household Fund Ownership RisesOct. 21, 2004 -- The number of U.S. households owning mutual funds increased this year after declining the previous two years, although it was down...
October 26, 2004
Indexes Outperform Most Active Funds Through Third QuarterOct. 21, 2004 -- Benchmark indices are outperforming actively managed funds in most U.S. equity styles year-to-date through September, and in the third quarter itself,...
October 20, 2004
Fund Returns Suggest Possible Market Slump: S&PNU Online News Service, Oct. 19, 2004, 3:05 p.m. EDTCould this be the end of the bull market?[@@]With the average U.S. equity mutual fund ...
October 18, 2004
Building a Strong Portfolio Twelve Ways: Funds Pick Up Interstate Bakeries' CrumbsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (HedgeWorld.com)--Interstate Bakeries Corp., a company that filed for Chapter 11 protection from its creditors Sept. 22, is receiving unusual attention from hedge funds--unusual in that, although "vulture funds" often buy the secured or priority instruments of bankrupt firms, these funds are making the more speculative move of...
October 14, 2004
Fund Manager Leaves DreyfusOct. 12, 2004 -- Money manager Douglas Ramos, who ran or helped run several Dreyfus mutual funds, has left the company. Ramos stepped down to pursue...
October 06, 2004
Masters Select Equity Fund ClosingOct. 4, 2004 -- The Masters Select Equity Fund (MSEFX) will close to new investors today and the Masters Select International Fund (MSILX) is close...