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Muni bonds rally as cities, states cut debt
FIXED INCOME JUN 27, 2012
Muni bonds rally as cities, states cut debt

U.S. states and cities kept paying down debt in the first quarter, contributing to a bond drought that has helped fuel a muni bond rally

By Doug Cubberley
Fear still at bat: Investors remain worried about muni collapse
FIXED INCOME JUN 27, 2012
Fear still at bat: Investors remain worried about muni collapse

So far, concerns about widespread defaults in the muni bond market have been vastly overblown. But try telling that to clients.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME JUN 27, 2012
MSSB: 'Sprinkle' of high-profile muni defaults won't lead to downpour

By Paul Menchaca
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 27, 2012
Federated not done shopping for money market funds

By JKEPHART
FIXED INCOME JUN 27, 2012
Munis may take it in the teeth after all

By AOSTERLAND
ALTERNATIVES JUN 26, 2012
Falcone resigns as chairman, CEO of Harbinger Group

Founder of hedge fund firm Harbinger Capital Partners last year settled a probe by U.S. regulators by admitting improperly borrowing money from his fund to pay his personal taxes.

By Bloomberg
Thinkorswim users hit TD Ameritrade with hefty arbitration claim
ALTERNATIVES JUN 26, 2012
Thinkorswim users hit TD Ameritrade with hefty arbitration claim

Thinkorswim users sue TD Ameritrade claiming they could not get through to execute trades in August

By Dan Jamieson
Fewer investors read through a VA prospectus in 2012
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2012
Fewer investors read through a VA prospectus in 2012

Even fewer investors are reading their variable annuity prospectus, which can be 150-300 pages long; brevity would help reader rates

By Darla Mercado
George Soros bets big on gold — but advisers have a smarter play
ETFS JUN 25, 2012
George Soros bets big on gold — but advisers have a smarter play

Billionaire buying up shares in SPDR Gold Trust; iShares' version cheaper, though

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES JUN 24, 2012
The next opponent for Wall Street banks? Their own employees

A drop in stock prices could trigger worker suits over 401(k) plans as investors and sponsors argue over diversification

By Darla Mercado
ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2012
Five years later, housing prices on the rise

National averages indicate property market finally recovering from Great Cave-In; good news, bad news

By Jed Kolko
New ETF will track dividend-paying tech stocks
ETFS JUN 24, 2012
New ETF will track dividend-paying tech stocks

ETF plans to capitalize on growing trend of tech stocks that are paying dividends

By JKEPHART
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2012
B-Ds join to pitch REITs

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES JUN 24, 2012
High-end dividend plays may be too attractive for investors' own good

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2012
Looking beyond the obvious for yield

By Michael Fredericks
ALTERNATIVES JUN 24, 2012
Alternatives coverage expands

By Jeff Benjamin
EMERGING MARKETS JUN 22, 2012
Europe's impact on emerging markets is 'pervasive'

While there is reason to be optimistic about growth potential in emerging markets, Europe's woes could have a negative impact in the short term.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 21, 2012
Federated back in for more money funds

Buys an additional $571 million of money-market fund assets from Trustmark Investment

By JKEPHART
Advisers' enthusiasm over alternatives curbed
ALTERNATIVES JUN 21, 2012
Advisers' enthusiasm over alternatives curbed

High fees, lower returns and flagging growth have taken toll on advisers' alternatives enthisiasm: Morningstar

By DJAMIESON
Stillwater runs dry as OSU, Pickens come up empty in insurance battle
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 21, 2012
Stillwater runs dry as OSU, Pickens come up empty in insurance battle

Judge rejects bid to recoup $33 million in soured funding scheme for school's athletic department; life insurance policies taken on 27 donors

By Darla Mercado