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Part: 2:Managing Bonds Better
By Staff WriterThe introduction of fixed-income exchange traded funds gives advisors a better way to manage diversified portfolios that include bonds. ETFs are index funds that are bought...
October 01, 2002
Mirror, MirrorAndrew Dudley isn't trying to make his fund, Fidelity Advisor Intermediate Bond/Instl Fund (EFIPX), the best in its category. Nor is he trying to give...
October 01, 2002
Part 2:Crocker's KingdomPrescott B. Crocker manages Evergreen High-Yield Bond and is a senior vice president with Evergreen Keystone Funds, his employer since 1997. Prior to Keystone, he...
September 30, 2002
Outflows from Stock Funds Slowed in August: ICISept. 27, 2002 -- Although equity mutual funds suffered an outflow of $2.91 billion in the month of August, that was actually a vast improvement...
September 29, 2002
Fund Industry Pans Proxy Vote Disclosure ProposalFund Industry Pans Proxy Vote Disclosure ProposalByWashington A proposed regulation requiring mutual funds to disclose their proxy voting policies and procedures is drawing a generally ...
September 29, 2002
The Dog Days Of August Are Lingering For FundsThe Dog Days Of August Are Lingering For FundsByFor the mutual fund industry, the dog days of August began early and could be ending late, ...
September 29, 2002
When Funds Get The Urge To MergeByWhen mutual funds act on the urge to merge, make sure their objectives dont diverge, financial advisors are cautioning.A key point in monitoring clients ...
September 29, 2002
Another Contender For 'Safe Money' EmergesAnother Contender For Safe Money EmergesByPrincipal protection mutual funds are emerging as serious contenders for todays "safe money" dollars.Such funds typically guarantee a return of ...