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Water ETFs Make A Splash
By Staff WriterA handful of new mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) invest in companies directly involved in that most basic element of human life-- water. While most...
July 02, 2007
Junk Bonds Under PressureFor the last few years, the supply of equities traded in the U.S. has fallen, and the number of bond issues has risen. These aren't two unrelated trends, but a natural byproduct of the buyout boom.
June 28, 2007
A Focus on Fixed IncomeMorningstar kicked off its 2007 Investment Conference June 27 in a new venue, Chicago's McCormick Place, and with a timely keynote speaker, Morningstar's 2006 Fixed...
June 28, 2007
Rydex Acquired by Security BenefitSecurity Benefit, the Topeka-based financial services holding company has signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Rydex Investments, Rockville, Maryland. The combined organization is expected to have roughly $35 billion in assets under management and $52 billion of assets under administration when the deal closes later this year.
June 22, 2007
Some Utility Stocks Becoming Less Interest Rate SensitiveUntil about 10 years ago, U.S. electric and natural gas utilities have been quintessential "widow and orphan" stocks. Their profitability was highly regulated and, lacking...
June 19, 2007
New Global Dividends ETFBarclays Global Investors has launched a new ETF based on the Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index of 100 non-U.S. companies that pay high dividends.
June 18, 2007
Bill Would Tax Publicly Traded Partnerships as CorporationsSenators Max Baucus (D-Montana) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced legislation June 14 that would tax as corporations all publicly traded partnerships that directly or indirectly derive income from investment adviser or asset management services.
June 15, 2007
In a Hurry to Sell Short?The SEC has removed for good a longstanding obstacle to the short sale of stocks, eliminating the "tick" test. On the other hand, you'd better be ready to settle that short sale, as there will be no more grandfathering of positions that don't settle on time. They will be closed...