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Fed to go easy on quantitative easing, experts expect
EQUITIES AUG 20, 2012
Fed to go easy on quantitative easing, experts expect

QE3 not likely to be launched until January — if at all; waiting for the numbers

Now's the time to place your chips on chips: Hogan
EQUITIES AUG 20, 2012
Now's the time to place your chips on chips: Hogan

Cyclical semiconductor industry on the cusp of a rebound, says PM; dividends an added draw

With managed futures funds, think long think wrong
ALTERNATIVES AUG 20, 2012
With managed futures funds, think long think wrong

Short-term funds far outstripping those tracking longer trend lines; target 'overreactions'

Green mountain state seeks more green with flurry of muni offerings
FIXED INCOME AUG 20, 2012
Green mountain state seeks more green with flurry of muni offerings

Vermont fastest-growing issuer of municipal bonds in U.S.; Irene the trigger

Vanguard to bond holders: Bumpy ride ahead
FIXED INCOME AUG 20, 2012
Vanguard to bond holders: Bumpy ride ahead

Boring asset class could be headed for its share of spills and thrills, fund firm warns; no cushion left

EQUITIES AUG 20, 2012
The 'cult of equity' isn't dying - it's just passive

ETF guru rejoins Fidelity in sector-fund focus
ETFS AUG 20, 2012
ETF guru rejoins Fidelity in sector-fund focus

Addition of ETF guru at Fidelity has lead to speculation that sector fund ETFs will soon be at an exchange near you.

FIXED INCOME AUG 19, 2012
Janus bond funds are in the spotlight

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 19, 2012
Vanguard says beware of bonds

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 19, 2012
High-yield munis on a roll, if you can stomach them

ALTERNATIVES AUG 16, 2012
Interest payments are suspended on private placement

Packers' 'share sale' is anything but
EQUITIES AUG 16, 2012
Packers' 'share sale' is anything but

That's about the only upside of purchasing a share of the NFL's Green Bay Packers, whose currently for-sale stock can't re resold or traded, and according to the prospectus, does not constitute an investment. Punt.

Another nontraded REIT faces sharp decline in value
ALTERNATIVES AUG 15, 2012
Another nontraded REIT faces sharp decline in value

Another large nontraded real estate investment trust has seen a sharp decline in its estimated value, with CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc. reporting on Tuesday a new estimated per share value of $7.31, a drop of 27% from its offering price.

Janus to sell stake to insurer — but will it stem the bleeding?
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 15, 2012
Janus to sell stake to insurer — but will it stem the bleeding?

Dai-ichi to buy up to 20% of struggling mutual fund company; 12 straight quarters of redemptions

ALTERNATIVES AUG 15, 2012
Lawsuit against KBS REIT dropped

Allegations in dropped lawsuit included misrepresentation of objectives, holdings and dividend policy

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 15, 2012
Role reversal? Pimco dons equities, Janus tries on bonds

Two prominent mutual fund companies are hard at work moving beyond the specialties that made them well-known in the first place.

FIXED INCOME AUG 14, 2012
A twist on bond laddering

Inland CEO Daniel Goodwin criticizes REIT IPO
ALTERNATIVES AUG 14, 2012
Inland CEO Daniel Goodwin criticizes REIT IPO

CEO Daniel Goodwin doesn't rule out legal action against Retail Properties of America Inc., which Inland formerly controlled.

RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2012
$3B nontraded REIT will post new valuation in August

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 13, 2012
Fixed-income saves the day at Janus

Janus' lesser known bond funds played a big role in a Japanese life insurer's decision to buy a stake in the firm.