Mutual Funds

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INVESTING ETFS SEP 17, 2010
John Bogle: ETF speculation 'insane' for longer-term investors

Speculating through exchange-traded funds isn't prudent for longer-term investors, according to John C. Bogle, who created the first index mutual fund in 1975.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 14, 2010
Post-Dreman, funds' investors may find ride smoother

Dreman Value Management looks to dampen volatility by promoting Hoover to sole CIO; seeking 'alpha from more than a few stocks'

INVESTING ETFS SEP 12, 2010
Vanguard in focus as it takes on SSgA with S&P 500 ETF

Financial advisers are keeping a close eye on The Vanguard Group Inc.'s new Standard & Poor's 500 ETF to see how the exchange-traded fund performs and whether it can compete with State Street Global Advisors Inc.'s SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY).

Schwab shells out for $4B active ETF manager
INVESTING RIAS SEP 09, 2010
Schwab shells out for $4B active ETF manager

The Charles Schwab Corp.'s move into active ETF management with the acquisition of Windward Investment Management Inc., which was announced today, didn't come as a surprise to advisers, who gave it high marks.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 07, 2010
Altegris Advisors launches actively managed futures fund

Altegris Advisors LLC is looking to tap into the growing demand for managed- futures investing with its own actively managed fund, Altegris Managed Futures Strategy Fund Ticker:(MFTAX).

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 07, 2010
SEC slaps Schwab with warning over bond funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission's warning to The Charles Schwab Corp. that it could face civil charges over two fixed-income mutual funds may have a direct effect on current and looming legal actions from investors over losses suffered in the funds.

INVESTING ETFS SEP 05, 2010
Schwab applauded for active-ETF foray

The Charles Schwab Corp.'s move into active ETF management with the acquisition of Windward Investment Management Inc. last week didn't come as much of a shock to advisers, who gave the firm high marks.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 03, 2010
Will the SEC's 12(b)-1 plan smack Legg Mason?

The SEC's proposed revision of mutual fund fees has yet to be finalized, but analysts are already analyzing on how reform may affect some fund companies.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 03, 2010
A suggestion to the SEC on 12(b)-1 fees

The goal of the Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, but would the new 12(b)-1 fee proposal really accomplish that objective? Probably not.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 03, 2010
It's not just 12(b)-1 fees, say SEC critics

As it attempts to crack down on 12(b)-1 fees, the Securities and Exchange Commission is ignoring a raft of mutual fund charges that investors are paying indirectly, critics contend.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 01, 2010
American Funds losing luster in eyes of reps

Financial advisers' loyalty to American Funds appears to be waning, as the firm saw the largest outflows of any fund company for the first half of this year.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 31, 2010
Court case could trigger 'crippling uncertainty' in securities biz

Suit filed by shareholder over statements made in firm's fund prospectuses could cause 'flood tide of additional securities litigation,' critics claim

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 31, 2010
Richard M. Weil: The new face of Janus

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 29, 2010
Most to lose with 12(b)-1 reform? AllianceBernstein, Franklin Templeton, Waddell & Reed

AllianceBernstein LP, Franklin Templeton Investments and Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. are the three publicly traded mutual fund companies with the most at stake pending the Securities and Exchange Commission's 12(b)-1 reform.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 29, 2010
Target date turnover troubles big firms

Target date funds run by MFS Investment Management, Putnam Investments and other big mutual fund companies exhibit higher-than-average turnover, raising concerns over whether investors, or their advisers, are aware of the funds' composition.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 29, 2010
John Hancock to offer 'to' and 'through' target-date funds

In a bid to grab a bigger slice of the highly competitive retirement plan market, John Hancock last week became the first provider to offer 401(k) participants a choice between target date funds that are constructed to take investors “to retirement” or “through retirement.”

BlackRock seeks clearance for index ETFs that can sell short
INVESTING ETFS AUG 27, 2010
BlackRock seeks clearance for index ETFs that can sell short

BlackRock Inc. is seeking regulatory clearance to create exchange-traded funds that can bet against stocks or bonds, as the $826 billion industry's largest player seeks new products to boost revenue.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 27, 2010
ETF providers spar over fund symbols in ticker tangle

Trademark lawsuit could make it harder to pick meaningful abbreviations; 'rush for good ticker symbols' coming?

INVESTING ETFS AUG 26, 2010
Schwab cuts fees on ETFs in latest swipe at Vanguard

Discount broker ups the ante after offering commission-free trades online seven months ago

Hartford taps insider to run mutual fund business
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 25, 2010
Hartford taps insider to run mutual fund business

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has tapped Jim Davey, head of the company's retirement division, to run its mutual fund business.