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Hartford 'Top 10 Investment Themes for 2010' Report Card Puts Dr. Bob 'On Probation'
By Joyce HansonIn a mid-term report card that reviews "Top 10 Investment Themes for 2010," "Dr. Bob" of The Hartford Mutual Funds, gave himself one A grade, four Bs, one C, no Ds, and four Fs for a variety of investing strategies in the first volatile half of 2010.
July 09, 2010
Hedge Fund Index in Negative Territory for JuneDow Jones Indexes and Credit Suisse announced Friday, July 9, that its early estimates suggested that hedge funds posted negative returns in June 2010, as did most other major market indexes.
July 09, 2010
Institutions Increasingly Prefer Direct Investment in Hedge FundsFunds of funds hold their own in a maturing institutional market.
July 09, 2010
Mercer Data Study Shows DC Participants Fare Better With Automated Plan FeaturesDefined contribution plan participants who used automatic rebalancing and deferral increase saw greater balance increases, by as much as 26%, according to a Mercer study.
July 09, 2010
LPL Mid-Year Outlook Expects Economic 'Tailwinds' to Keep U.S. Sailing Toward Expansion"The recovery is over. Welcome to the expansion," independent broker/dealer giant LPL Financial Corp. asserts in a mid-year outlook report released Thursday, July 8, that expects the U.S. economy and markets to stay on course for growth in 2010.
July 08, 2010
Russell Investments, Global X Launch FundsRussell Investments debuts a commodity strategies fund, while Global X rolls out an ETF tied to Brazil.
July 08, 2010
Cap-Weighted Index Investing Is Losing Its ShineAcademics and practitioners take aim at the traditional methodology.