Launching a fund amid market turmoil may be a challenge, but one fund creator sees opportunity with a fund designed for the risk-averse.
The worsening housing crisis and unprecedented unraveling of the financial services sector is causing many financial planners to recommend to clients that they boost emergency cash reserves and, in some cases, delay retirement plans.
Despite the recent market upheaval, more financial intermediaries are increasing their investments in equity funds than are decreasing them, according to a survey by kasina LLC.
Investors fearing a market collapse are running into U.S. Treasuries, but they may soon rue the day they let fear dictate their investment decisions.
Hedge fund managers and other short sellers will have to continue to work around an emergency SEC rule that prohibits short selling of more than 800 banks and related financial companies — but the prospect of a permanent ban has the industry up in arms.
In the wake of plunging investor confidence, mutual fund firms have developed advertising messages that stress solidity.
Reserve Management Co. denied claims of insider trading related to its Primary Fund in response to a lawsuit that Ameriprise Financial Inc. filed.
The non-manufacturing sector is experiencing anemic growth, reflecting difficult economic times and the financial crisis.
The House of Representatives on Friday approved a $700 billion bailout package and passed it along to President Bush who immediately signed it into law.
Research on the often opaque hedge fund industry is about to get a little easier for qualified investors because of a new online platform.
