Municipal high yields, thus far in 2012, continue to be priced at attractive spreads of 399 basis points, or 127 basis points above the long-term average of the past 16 years between the two Indices.
Two investors square off over the value of these private funds
Alternative investments provide diversification benefits, but be prepared to sit on them for a while
New offerings from Stadion aim to generate equity-like returns with fixed-income-like volatility
Income-seeking investors should take solace in a trend toward rising dividend payouts in 2012, according to Alex Crooke, manager of the $1.2 billion Henderson Global Equity Income Fund.
Strength despite Greek woes might indicate that the worst is over
Goldman Sachs Asset Management got its Christmas shopping done early this year.
Morningstar issues warning about 'staggering' inflows into taxable debt funds
'The rules have been changed here,' says Pimco debt guru
Actively managed mutual funds recorded $8.6 billion in outflows last year; investors pulled whopping $33 billion from Growth Fund of America
When the average investor looks at the biggest alternatives mutual funds, the fund world's most familiar names probably won't show up.
Famed Texas oil investor T. Boone Pickens, who has recently called for greater energy independence by investing in alternative sources, has seen his energy-related hedge funds lose nearly $1 billion this year, The Wall Street Journal reported today.
Named head of fund firm's Investment Product Management and Development
