by
Karen DeMasters
Retirement plan advisors soon may be required to scrutinize target-date funds more closely.
Price pressures are pushing emerging-market central banks to raise interest rates this year, tarnishing the appeal of their
stocks and increasing investor interest in the U.S.
Fidelity and E*Trade are starting unified
managed accounts for individual investors who want someone else to
manage their money.
by Jason Apollo Voss
It is shocking that in the modern era of computing,
where people have the equivalent power of a 1980s-era super computer on their
desktop, that so many investors continue to use an old, flawed,...
Following the advice of equity analysts may be perilous for your profits.
Stock-price swings should narrow this year as the economic recovery boosts equities, says Goldman Sachs.
A price war is slashing expenses to the bone on index-tracking
exchange-traded funds and mutual funds. And that suits Harold Evensky
fine.
Bob Goldfarb and David Poppe of Sequoia Fund, Brent Lynn of Janus
Overseas and Michael Hasenstab of Templeton Global Bond were named
mutual-fund managers of the year for 2010.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Are small companies telling investors about climate risks and
opportunities that affect their businesses? A new study examined 364
companies to find out.
by
Jeff Schlegel
The malaise in fixed-income yields is proving to be the perfect excuse for income investors to look at dividend strategies.
by Marla Brill
This manager thinks small-cap valuations are high and looks for small companies that can increase earnings in an economic recovery.
by Ellie Winninghoff
This fixed-income fund offers a way for advisors to invest in community development projects like affordable housing, wind farms and food banks.
Grantham, Miller and Yacktman told
investors that 2010 was the year to buy the biggest stocks. They're
sticking with the prediction even after getting drubbed by most of their
peers.
Renewable-energy funds suffered record outflows this year, reversing
their direction from 2009, as money managers including BlackRock Inc...
A record number of Chinese companies are selling stock to U.S. investors, who should approach these deals with caution, especially in light of an SEC probe, says an investment group.
Investors who forget what they paid for shares of stock will get help
starting next year, courtesy of the IRS.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Morningstar this week announced five bond fund manager nominees for its fixed-income manager of the year award. Domestic-stock and international fund nominees were announced earlier.
by
Karen DeMasters
Despite the financial crisis, equities are still the best bet for a
long-term retirement savings policy, according to a T. Rowe Price study.
by Larry Stein
Clients are looking at their savings and interest rates and thinking their golden years will be more like rusty tin...
by Eric Uhlfelder
Rydex is rolling out six
new equity ETFs that collectively offer global equity exposure in a different
way than do conventional index funds.
