Investors are plowing cash back into mutual funds, with bond funds leading the way even as U.S. equity funds continue to see outflows.
by Marla Brill
John Osterweis runs his fund like a private wealth manager.
by
Jeff Schlegel
Nearly half of people who identified themselves as "previous investors"
said they either stopped or reduced investing in stocks and mutual
funds.
by Marla Brill
Marketfield Fund manager Michael Aronstein believes the economic recovery will be more pronounced than many people expect. But watch out for the long term.
by
Evan Simonoff
More observers think the market is telling us something, while others show rage at the rosier forecasts.
by
Jeff Schlegel
Standard & Poor's on Monday will roll out an updated rating system
to analyze mutual funds that it says will rely less on the rearview
mirror approach on more on the here-and-now.
by James Picerno
The details of how the business cycle affects the equity risk premium are emerging ... slowly.
by Gail Liberman
It depends on how many illiquid securities they hold-and some may have more than you realize.
by Raymond Fazzi
Conventional wisdom says small caps are riskier than their large-cap counterparts, but they remain a basic building block in retirement portfolios.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Standard & Poor's indexes have outperformed actively
managed funds for the five years ended June 30 based on equal-weighted averages,
but it's a different story using asset-weighted averages.
by
Ray Fazzi
Macquarie Group, a global financial services company, has
agreed to acquire Delaware Investments from Lincoln Financial Group for $428
million in cash, the companies announced today.
by Craig L. Israelsen
Balanced funds are based on outdated models and need to be better diversified.
Van Eck Offers Alternative Mutual Fund
Van Eck Global, a money manager that offers diversification through global investing, is creating the Van Eck Multi-Manager...
by Marla Brill
Small-cap ETFs have grown in number and offer some interesting choices.
by
Ray Fazzi
American Funds, iShares and Ivy Funds are the investment brands viewed most positively by advisors, according to a new study.
by
Ray Fazzi
MainStay Investments, the retail distribution arm of New York Life Investments, has an agreement to buy four Epoch mutual funds.
by J. Michael Martin
If MPT and the stock market are hurting your business, here are some things you can do about it.
Invesco Aim Launches Balanced-Risk Fund
Invesco Aim, an independent global investment management company based in Houston, is launching the AIM Balanced-Risk Allocation Fund...
by Marla Brill
Neuberger Berman's Robert D'Alelio likes companies with low debt and an emerging market presence.
by
Dorothy Hinchcliff
Jeremy Grantham thinks seven lean years are ahead for the stock market,
but believes the market could rally higher in the nearer term and at least one
particular asset class will outperform.
