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Soros says Europe's debt woes 'more serious' than 2008 crisis
FIXED INCOME MAR 09, 2012
Soros says Europe's debt woes 'more serious' than 2008 crisis

World faces the prospect of a 'vicious circle' of deflation: Soros

By Doug Cubberley
Late to the party, Fidelity aims to squeeze into packed ETF market
ETFS MAR 09, 2012
Late to the party, Fidelity aims to squeeze into packed ETF market

Fund giant looks to launch first exchange-traded fund since 2003; 'if it's not broke, why fix it?'

By Jason Kephart
Threat of muni mayhem fades
FIXED INCOME MAR 09, 2012
Threat of muni mayhem fades

Defaults in the $3.7 trillion municipal-bond market this year will again prove Meredith Whitney wrong.

By Doug Cubberley
High Fidelity: Stock rebound instrumental in boosting fund firm's income
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 08, 2012
High Fidelity: Stock rebound instrumental in boosting fund firm's income

Operating earnings up 13% last year; expenses kept in check

By John Goff
INsider: Fixation with fixed-income funds since 666 has burned investors
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 08, 2012
INsider: Fixation with fixed-income funds since 666 has burned investors

Three years after equities hit rock bottom, large-cap stocks have far outstripped debt funds

By John Goff
Leon Cooper on Treasuries: 'Your capital is being confiscated'
FIXED INCOME MAR 08, 2012
Leon Cooper on Treasuries: 'Your capital is being confiscated'

Former head of GSAM says U.S. debt the worst best over the next three years

By John Goff
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
Getting a look under the fixed-income ETF hood

By Jason Kephart
Columbia Management's president jumps to Fidelity
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 08, 2012
Columbia Management's president jumps to Fidelity

Mike Jones will take over as CEO of fund giant's institutional-investments arm.

By Bloomberg
Bogle: ETFs great for trading, not so great for investors
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
Bogle: ETFs great for trading, not so great for investors

So-called father of indexing John Bogle still not a fan of exchange-traded funds, saying that the sheer volume of them makes 'a muddy pool muddier.'

By Jason Kephart
ETFs approaching 'critical mass' as clients accelerate investments
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
ETFs approaching 'critical mass' as clients accelerate investments

January net inflows into exchange-traded funds highest in 16 months; bond funds the main beneficiaries

By John Goff
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
Guggenheim Partners confirms review of Claymore ETF division

Guggenheim Partners LLC confirmed it's considering options including a sale of Claymore Investments, the Canadian provider of exchange-traded funds it acquired two years ago.

By Doug Cubberley
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
Deal puts Guggenheim squarely in ETF frame

Guggenheim Partners LLC's announced last week that its acquisition of Rydex SGI will bring together a variety of products, including 77 mutual funds. But it is the new family of 104 ETFs that is expected to see the greatest level of development and innovation

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME MAR 07, 2012
'Lousy year' ahead for Treasuries, warns Wells Fargo unit

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES MAR 07, 2012
Investors have fared far better under Democratic presidents

By Bloomberg
MUB drubbed as price of biggest muni ETF plunges
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 06, 2012
MUB drubbed as price of biggest muni ETF plunges

iShares S&P National AMT-Free Bond Fund records largest loss since 2008; 'extremely overvalued'

By John Goff
Wealthy to invest more in commodities, cut cash: Survey
ALTERNATIVES MAR 06, 2012
Wealthy to invest more in commodities, cut cash: Survey

Wealthy investors will shift more money into commodities, real estate and direct investments in private companies, a survey has found.

By Doug Cubberley
EQUITIES MAR 05, 2012
Hotter market may lure equity-averse

By Jeff Benjamin
New cost basis rules could be basis for 'unhappy' clients
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 05, 2012
New cost basis rules could be basis for 'unhappy' clients

Those who end up paying more taxes than required on stock sales may well have tough questions for their advisers

By Lavonne Kuykendall
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2012
Mets' debt gets cut — and it's not even spring training

S&P lowers outlook on tax-exempt bonds that financed construction of Citi Field; off-field drama could sap attendance

By John Goff
EMERGING MARKETS MAR 04, 2012
'Hitch your wagon to foreign demand': SMU's Cox

Service companies should make out best in the next decade, professor of finance says

By Jeff Benjamin