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Financial Planning February 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell |
Equities Rising The economic recovery might be a slow and gradual one, as investors are constantly reminded, but mutual funds posted generally strong gains in the fourth quarter of 2010. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell |
Safety Plays Municipal bond skeptics take note: The group had one of the best returns in the second quarter. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
Equities Perk Up After a weak January and middling February, the stock market hit its stride in March, lifting most mutual fund sectors into positive territory. |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2011 Diana Britton |
Retail Investors Still Risk Averse, Pull Money Out of Equity Mutual Funds Despite an opportunity to buy stocks on the cheap, retail investors still have a risk-averse bias, according to recent fund flows. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
Yield at Any Price? Shocked from the Flash Crash, nervous about the potential fallout from the European sovereign debt crisis and distressed about high unemployment, investors fled equity mutual fund categories and poured their money into fixed income. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2012 Donna Mitchell |
Optimism Reigns Mutual fund investors were an optimistic bunch in the fourth quarter. They clung to hopes of a U.S. economic recovery, even after enduring lots of bumps and two major shocks that left the S&P 500 up just 5.8% for the quarter, a shadow of the strong 10.8% from the same period a year earlier. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell |
Smaller is Beautiful Mutual fund investors made one thing clear in the first quarter of 2011: They put their trust in small-cap and mid-cap strategies to power economic growth and provide stability. |
Registered Rep. November 24, 2010 Diana Britton |
Stampede Out Of Municipal Bonds Is Temporary; Reversal Ahead Record municipal bond outflows last week represent a short-term blip in the market, some industry sources say. |
Registered Rep. January 6, 2011 Diana Britton |
Muni Bond Outflows Could Last For Months; Equities Funds Gain in Popularity According to Lipper data, municipal bond mutual funds saw outflows of about $7 billion in November and $7.8 billion for the first four weeks of December. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2012 Donna Mitchell |
No Longer Soaring Exchange-traded funds started the year strongly, but many retreated in April and May, as concerns mounted about the sputtering U.S. recovery, the future of the euro zone and the slowing pace of growth in China |
Financial Planning May 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Growth Gains Ground Growth funds beat value funds for the second straight quarter. Has the tide turned for good? |
Financial Planning February 1, 2005 Kristen French |
Last Dash Equity mutual funds staged a comeback in the fourth quarter of 2004, while fixed-income funds marched steadily ahead. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2012 Donna Mitchell |
On a Positive Note Mutual fund investors expressed broad confidence in the first quarter, but were most bullish about the tech and financial sectors. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2005 Pamela Black |
Starting Off with a Whimper Domestic mutual funds limped through the first quarter, while anxious investors looked abroad. Only natural resources bucked the trend. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2007 Kathy Gevlin |
In the Black Overall, third quarter mutual fund numbers were up, despite subprime jitters. |
The Motley Fool May 20, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
This Rally Is So Over While bonds still serve a vital role in every investor's portfolio, just make sure you're not banking your entire future on them. |
On Wall Street March 1, 2012 Tom Roseen |
Recent Losses Continue to Haunt Equity Investors Over the last 87 years the number of years of equity outperformance (63) handily beat the number of years of underperformance (24). Armed with this knowledge, we shouldn't let the fear of loss alone drive our investment decisions. |
The Motley Fool September 13, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Make a Mint With Munis With falling yields elsewhere, municipal bonds look more attractive. Traditionally difficult to buy, it is now a little easier to purchase them with a new ETF, the iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund. |
On Wall Street February 1, 2012 Christine Albano |
Retail Muni Bond Market Is Ripe For Opportunity Municipal managers and analysts are optimistic about the year ahead, though most have been cautioning that 2012 will not see the double-digit returns of last year. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2009 Donald Jay Korn |
Down But Not Out For mutual funds, 2008 was the year of the ebb tide: Long-term funds saw net outflows of $226 billion. The carnage continued in the first quarter of 2009, when an additional $43 billion flowed out of equity funds. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell |
They Can Live With AA+ After a third quarter in which markets skidded and tumbled to the close, Treasuries were in their glory. The U.S. long government bond category was the only one whose performance was in the double-digit range. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2009 Stacy Schultz |
Looking Up ETFs began 2009 deep in negative territory. But as the S&P 500 climbed over the next three months, ETFs also prevailed. Equity funds performed strongly across the board, pushing many sectors into double-digit returns for the year. |
Financial Advisor October 2011 Juliette Fairley |
Staying Afloat Hedged equity mutual funds provide protection against downside risk, but they are costly. |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2009 Liz Peek |
Muni Manager Advises: Stay Rich With a worsening tax outlook, even stock jocks should pay attention to municipal bonds. |
On Wall Street September 1, 2012 Matthew Lemieux |
Market Uncertainty Drives Investors Toward Index-Based Equity Funds European sovereign debt concerns and the U.S. debt-ceiling debacle spurred market volatility, pushing investors toward index-based equity funds. |
Financial Planning August 2, 2007 Kathy Gevlin |
Cautious Optimism The second quarter of 2007 was a solid one for investors. But concerns remain about interest rates and the subprime market. |
Financial Advisor September 2010 Riva D. Atlas |
The Muni Minefield Why a diversified portfolio of municipal bonds may be a safe place to invest despite the harsh words against them. |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
You Shouldn't Have Missed These Winners Since it's impossible to predict with any certainty exactly which category may be tomorrow's big winner, the best strategy for most investors is to own some of everything by owning mutual funds in different categories. |
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
10 Trillion Reasons to Invest Mutual funds keep raking in the money. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2007 Kathy Gevlin |
Choppy Waters The first quarter of 2007 was tumultuous, leaving investors wondering what the waves will bring in next quarter. |
On Wall Street May 1, 2010 Elizabeth Wine |
Boom Times for Mutual Funds The numbers are in. Good news, everyone's a genius again. A year after the market hit bottom, you wouldn't know there was a recent recession judging from the performance of mutual funds. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Uncertainty--and Losses--Mount Volatility shook investors out of their complacency in the second quarter as market gyrations recalled the bear market of 2002. A period of "stable disequilibrium" dampens returns, even in the so-called safe harbors. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Are U.S. Investors Coming Home? ETF flows are starting to change direction. |
Registered Rep. February 1, 2012 Diana Britton |
IMCA Roundup: A Ray of Hope in Equities, Munis A panel of high-profile investment strategists at the Investment Management Consultant Association's conference in New York found a few rays of sunshine beginning to peak through the gloom: equities and municipal bonds. |
The Motley Fool November 19, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Has the Next Meltdown Begun? The municipal bond market is feeling the hurt. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Bob Hirschfeld |
Ninth-Inning Save Although indexes were lackluster, large caps rallied toward the end of the year. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2010 Sheila Amoroso |
The Truth About Munis With budget woes a daily news staple, state and local governments are taking steps to address the issues. Amid this uncertainty, it's important to understand some truths about investing in munis. |
The Motley Fool July 31, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
It's Only Natural ... Resources In recent months mutual funds focused on natural resources have been turning in impressive gains. Strong world demand, especially from China and India, is boosting share prices of the stocks in which these funds invest. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Is California Dreamin'? Muni bonds are pricing in disaster. |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Dakin Campbell |
The Bond Buyer Market fallout hits muni bond mutual funds. |
Financial Advisor June 2011 Garth Scrivner |
Information Overload Our job as advisors is to help clients create a framework that helps them understand events and takes the emotional aspects out of investment decisions. |
Registered Rep. January 26, 2011 Diana Britton |
Pimco Moves Into New Territory, Again Pimco is launching a new fund line in equities. The bond fund giant tried to make the same move a decade ago -- and failed. Will it succeed this time? |
On Wall Street April 1, 2011 |
Investment Update: Change And Chaos Drive Demand Five experts on equities, bonds, retirement, actively managed exchange-traded funds and commodities offer their analysis of where to look for upside this year, and where to expect pitfalls. |
BusinessWeek February 2, 2004 Young & Gutner |
Why You Belong In Bonds Even when rates rise, bond funds provide a market cushion. We've done the math to find the best ones for right now. |
Financial Advisor December 2006 Marla Brill |
Clouds Gather Over Junk Bonds Financial advisors doing year-end portfolio tuning should give the high-yield portion of fixed-income investments a little extra scrutiny, and keep a close eye on their positions in 2007. |
On Wall Street October 1, 2013 Jeff Tjornehoj |
Are Alts Making the Grade? The most recent crop of alt fund contenders are performing like a classroom full of underachievers. |
Finance & Development September 2011 Rabah Arezki et al. |
Municipal Fallout U.S. state bond markets are not insulated from each other but are from the federal bond market. |
Entrepreneur September 2003 Dian Vujovich |
Take Me to Your Leaders A new research tool helps you find leading mutual funds. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz |
Seeking Safety Ongoing debt problems sent investors running for cover in the fourth quarter. |
The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Are "Excellent" Funds Foolish? Part 3 This five-part series takes a closer look at the 24 funds highlighted in the 2007 Business Week/Standard & Poor's Excellence in Fund Management Awards. Overseas winners... High-yield winners... |