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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 01, 2008
New mutual fund to ape hedge performance

Hedge fund performance replication has come to the mutual fund industry in the form of the IQ Alpha Hedge Strategy Fund.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUL 01, 2008
Manager turned sex offender gets jail time

Billionaire money manager Jeffrey Epstein was sentenced to 18 months in jail for soliciting prostitution.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUL 01, 2008
Munis take soft hit despite ARS woes

Second-quarter volume of long-term muni bonds totaled $226.3 billion, a 1.3% drop from the same period last year.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 01, 2008
Manufacturing sector shows some life

The national manufacturing sector grew in June for the first time since January, according to the Institute for Supply Management.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2008
ING closes $900M CitiStreet acquisition

The deal makes Hartford-based ING Wealth Management the third largest defined contribution business in the country.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 01, 2008
Aberdeen absorbs $2.2B of Nationwide Funds

The company completed the reorganization of $2.2 billion in assets of 26 Nationwide Funds into newly created Aberdeen Funds.

NEWS OPINION JUN 30, 2008
Are deferrals worth it?

Last time, I discussed the rationale behind accelerating the payment of taxes rather than deferring taxes for as long as possible.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 30, 2008
Subprime exposure afflicts Security Benefit Life Insurance

Analysts concerned about Security Benefit Life Insurance Co.'s investments in subprime-mortgage-backed securities have cut the firm's financial ratings and are keeping a careful eye on the Topeka, Kan., carrier.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 30, 2008
ETF hypothetical returns criticized

Hypothetical returns utilized by a host of new exchange traded funds are reigniting a debate about the use of back-tested performance data.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 30, 2008
REITs can offer soft landings, analyst says

"The cushion provided by well-covered dividend yields has taken on increased importance," a JPMorgan analyst wrote.