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Cole III's special board committee to review bid but still prefers own plan.
American Funds had net inflows of $964 million in January, the first month of net inflows since May 2009, according to Lipper Inc.
American Funds will launch three bond funds in 2013, but the company insists the move is not a reaction to heavy stock outflows.
Some experts see correction, followed by a leveling off of major indexes
Buoyed by the flood into equities, American Funds finally recorded net positive inflows last month. The question: Where to from here?
Shorting large caps now at lowest level since 2007; very very bulllish = bearish
Industry watchers say acquisitive broker-dealer Cetera may be eying two of the insurer's B-Ds.
Investors chasing yield find it in real estate investment trusts
It's OK because stock picking is hard. Really, really hard
Accounts have seen white-hot growth in past few years; cheaper asset allocation
The SEC today slapped Illinois with fraud charges, claiming the state raised $2.2B in bond offerings without disclosing the massive hole in its pension funding.
But tardy investors could still find some upside; bottom finally pinpointed
International small-cap? Yes, international small cap
Pullback would likely trigger next big run-up in stocks