Economic health of three-dozen states declined in 2Q; 'stupidity factor'
This white paper, sponsored by Principal Funds, examines how alternative investment strategies can be used to hedge risk while seeking to achieve positive absolute returns during periods of extreme volatility.
A look at the ICI's predictable argument
The SEC's plan to let hedge funds advertise Reg D offerings isn't sitting well with the retail fund industry. Here's why.
High-yield municipal bond funds are getting a lot of love these days, thanks to their blistering performance and relatively high tax-free yields.
Small-cap fund pioneer Chuck Royce answers five questions about the markets.
While investors have been pulling out of actively managed equity funds for years, the same can't be said for their passive managed counterparts
Progress has been made but more needs to be done, he tells FPA
With global monetary policy setting the stage for devalued currencies and a looming inflationary cycle, last year was apparently a good time for Frost Investment Advisors LLC to take its natural resources strategy to retail class investors.
Franklin Resources Inc. Ticker:(BEN) is taking another step into the alternatives universe with the acquisition of K2 Advisors Holdings LLC, a $9.3 billion funds-of-hedge-funds firm.
Maybe American Funds Growth Fund of America should be renamed American Funds Index Fund of America. The $115 billion fund, the largest equity mutual fund in the world, is tracking its benchmark more closely than ever before — and it is not alone.
