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INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 20, 2009
Taking heart, fund managers worldwide to turn toward equities, survey says

Managers have moved to a net underweighted position in bonds for the first time since last August, the survey said.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 17, 2009
Low-quality market rally ripe for a reversal, observers say

The market's recent rally is likely to be short-lived.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 10, 2009
Non-traditional strategies dominate in equity funds

Equity managers overall got a boost at the end of the first quarter, thanks to the March rally, but the firms at the top of the performance charts for the 12-month period ended March 31 were those that followed non-traditional strategies, according to Morningstar Inc.'s database of separate accounts and collective investment trusts.

INVESTING EQUITIES APR 19, 2009
Spike in financial stocks stirs hopes for big banks

Financial stocks have made a remarkable comeback in the past month, leaving advisers to make a hard call: Are banks regaining their health after the yearlong shellacking that they have endured?

INVESTING EQUITIES APR 14, 2009
Stocks fall as retail sales, price data disappoint

Stocks fell Tuesday after an unexpected drop in retail sales and producer prices tested a notion that the economy is starting to find its footing.

INVESTING EQUITIES APR 12, 2009
Timers take big leap into the stock market

Financial advisers who are members of the National Association of Active Investment Managers Inc. of Littleton, Colo., made a record leap into the stock market late last month.

INVESTING EQUITIES APR 10, 2009
U.S. stock funds see strong infusion of inflows

Cash invested in U.S. stock funds spiked last week, according to a report released yesterday by TrimTabs Investment Research.

INVESTING EQUITIES MAR 25, 2009
Managers become bullish on bonds

A sign of the times: Portfolio managers are more bullish about bonds than equities for the first time in years, according to a Russell Investments survey.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 23, 2009
Blue chips still not cheap: Report

Blue-chip equities are less attractive than bonds thanks to plunging dividends, according to analysis published today by Bloomberg.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 17, 2009
Stock mutual funds gain assets for first time in 8 months

Investors in stock mutual funds added modestly to their portfolios in January, reversing seven straight months of net redemptions.

INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 12, 2009
Analyst: Shareholder activism to surge

Shareholder activism is likely to surge this spring through efforts to withhold votes for individual directors, seek more investor input on executive and other efforts.

INVESTING EQUITIES NOV 17, 2008
Putnam shakes up lagging equity division

In a bid to boost its lagging fund performance, Putnam Investments of Boston announced today that they are merging six equity funds, moving away from team management and firing 12 portfolio managers.

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 29, 2008
Investors flocked to domestic equities in August

Stock and bond mutual funds experienced a net inflow of $401 million in August, representing a turnaround from last year at the same time when the funds experienced a net outflow of $1.1 billion.

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 26, 2008
Financial intermediaries drawn to equity funds

Despite the volatility of the markets in recent weeks, nearly a third of financial intermediaries are choosing to invest more in equity funds, according to a new survey.

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 26, 2008
BlackRock's Doll bullish on domestic equity

“Domestic equity has the highest predictability of earnings, and the lowest volatility. No other country comes close to the U.S. in terms of aggressiveness in monetary policy.”

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 26, 2008
Beware the financials

Two top stock-pickers are steering clear of financial service company stocks.

INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 26, 2008
BRIC countries look like long-term play

Fidelity expects the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China to generate long-term growth.