Mutual Funds

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Investors piling into stable-value funds — but not reading the fine print
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 04, 2011
Investors piling into stable-value funds — but not reading the fine print

Many don't realize the restrictions that apply to such investments; 'stable-value, not guaranteed'

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 04, 2011
Fund investors throw in towel

Mutual fund investors are running for cover

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 03, 2011
Growth Fund of America flags as U.S. standard-bearer

Automatic enrollment reduces savings disparity among ethnicities
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 02, 2011
Automatic enrollment reduces savings disparity among ethnicities

INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 30, 2011
BlackRock's indexed target date funds aim at Vanguard, Fidelity

BlackRock Inc. may be touting its new indexed target date series, but it will face some tough competition from established players in the market.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 29, 2011
Muni-bond funds show signs of improvement

The worst may be over for municipal-bond funds

After Fernandez exit, Fraenkel joins Fairholme
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 27, 2011
After Fernandez exit, Fraenkel joins Fairholme

Vice chairman of Beacon Trust signs on as chief research officer

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 27, 2011
Janus faces tough slog as redemptions keep coming

Ninth straight quarter of negative outflows

Anxiety over performance shapes advisers loyalty to fund firms: Survey
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 27, 2011
Anxiety over performance shapes advisers loyalty to fund firms: Survey

Survey finds they are more likely to stick with managers that display consistency -- but time horizon getting shorter

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 22, 2011
Determining winners, losers from Fed's next move

No matter what the Federal Reserve does to jump-start the stalled economy — and no matter what that effort is called — financial advisers should anticipate more downward pressure on interest rates

INVESTING ETFS SEP 21, 2011
<font color=red> At Morningstar </font> Clients eager to use ETFs — but don't understand them

Survey reveals real interest in purchasing exchange-traded funds and real ignorance about exchange-traded funds

<font color=red>At Morningstar</font> ETF managed portfolios to get ratings system
INVESTING ETFS SEP 21, 2011
<font color=red>At Morningstar</font> ETF managed portfolios to get ratings system

<font color=red>At Morningstar</font> Advisers in need of some ETF schooling: Panel
INVESTING ETFS SEP 21, 2011
<font color=red>At Morningstar</font> Advisers in need of some ETF schooling: Panel

Financial advisers a bit lost as exchange-traded funds evolve; more changes to come, too

INVESTING ETFS SEP 21, 2011
Commodity ETFs boosting correlation between raw materials, stocks

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 21, 2011
ETF providers amend filings to assuage SEC's concerns

Firms set to offer active funds promise not to use derivatives

BlackRock expresses real concern over synthetics in ETFs
INVESTING ETFS SEP 14, 2011
BlackRock expresses real concern over synthetics in ETFs

Asset manager issues proposal to reform exchange-traded-fund industry

Burned once, Northern Trust re-enters ETF fray
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 14, 2011
Burned once, Northern Trust re-enters ETF fray

Custodian floats four exchange-traded funds; nixed all 17 country funds in 2009

INVESTING EQUITIES SEP 14, 2011
LPL to lower fees on ETFs and stocks

INVESTING ETFS SEP 14, 2011
The top-selling ETF strategies? Investors seeking risk for reward

Asia local debt, managed futures and senior loans were among the top-selling strategies among new ETFs in the year's first half, a sign that investors are turning to more complicated — and in some instances riskier — asset classes to seek returns in today's markets

Top 25 DC fund managers show 17% increase from 2009
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 14, 2011
Top 25 DC fund managers show 17% increase from 2009

The 25 defined-contribution money managers with the most mutual fund assets reported a combined total of $1.606 trillion as of Dec. 31, up 17% from a year earlier, according to sister publication Pensions & Investments' annual survey