Dollar, Treasuries, stock market all up since S&P lowered AAA rating; flight to quality made unexpected landing
Seventh straight month of net outflows; bond funds a different story
Funds rely on leverage, synthetics to amp up performance
Unconstrained debt fund down 1.8% this year; missed bond rally back home
Uncle Sam's paper up 26% this year; given troubles in Europe, demand not 'waning anytime soon'
With stock trading down, the major online brokerage firms continue to ramp up their options-trading capabilities. While futures generate sizable commissions, critics worry that the use of greater leverage could leave less-sophisticated investors wondering where their money went.
Worried clients pulling out of equity, plumping up debt investments
Bill Miller's decision to relinquish the reigns of Legg Mason Capital Management Value Trust in April is unlikely to herald big changes in how the $2.8 billion fund is being run, according to the fund's incoming lead manager, Sam Peters
Government-backed mortgages could be the next best alternative to cash, according Jeff Dutra, manager of the $830 million ING GNMA Income Fund.
Up 13% after Citigroup analyst said insurer can withstand mortgage-related losses
Legendary fund manager Bill Miller finally gave up the ghost, unloading his entire stake in Eastman Kodak. The damage? The Legg Mason Capital Management Value Trust took a $550 million hit from the sale.
In a move that highlights regulators' concerns with nontraded real estate investment trusts, Wells REIT II told investors last week that the new estimated value per share is $7.47
An eye-opening analysis of the “distributions” of nontraded REITs sold exclusively by David Lerner Associates Inc. shows that the REITs' property investments largely underperformed the level required to pay promised dividends to investors
Morningstar Inc. is gauging the interest of brokerage firms and financial advisers in research coverage of nontraded real estate investment trusts
Independent research on growing market could help reps and advisers
Emerging market guru says inflation will force investors back into equities; 'bouncing along the bottom'
Having hit bottom, high-end hotels and industrial properties should thrive
