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EQUITIES APR 20, 2012
Divided, we rise (or at least the markets do)

History suggests that investors could benefit from paying attention to the presidential election cycle. In modern times, the fourth year of a president's term has tended to be a positive one for stocks, as the incumbent does all the he can to remain in office.

By Federated Investors
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 20, 2012
SEC beware, money funds can bring system down

Failure to reform money-market funds would be a mistake: Economist panel

By Doug Cubberley
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 19, 2012
Commodities funds under fire

By JKEPHART
Time to shift to stocks from bonds: Loomis Sayles' Fuss
EQUITIES APR 19, 2012
Time to shift to stocks from bonds: Loomis Sayles' Fuss

Legendary bond investor Dan Fuss says investors should swap market risk for company risk

By JKEPHART
The 100 largest mutual fund families
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 18, 2012
The 100 largest mutual fund families

By Mark Bruno
Middle Kingdom central to balanced portfolio: Malkiel
EMERGING MARKETS APR 17, 2012
Middle Kingdom central to balanced portfolio: Malkiel

Princeton professor warns investors not to give short shrift to the big country; China growth rate 'most incredible' ever

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 17, 2012
Sierra Investments: Stocks are overvalued in the U.S. by 25%

By Paul Menchaca
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 17, 2012
Advisers, B-Ds step back from The Hartford

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES APR 17, 2012
China still bullish on equities; U.S. investors should take notice

By Neeraj Chaudhary
Schwab latest to hop on active-ETF bandwagon
ETFS APR 17, 2012
Schwab latest to hop on active-ETF bandwagon

Add the online broker to the growing list of firms queuing up to offer actively managed ETFs

By Jason Kephart
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 17, 2012
Advisers find slim pickings as VA market contracts

By Darla Mercado
Market volatility? Don't blame ETFs, says ICI
ETFS APR 17, 2012
Market volatility? Don't blame ETFs, says ICI

New research from industry groups shows that macroeconomic events are more to blame for volatility than exchange-traded funds

By Jason Kephart
MetLife to kill VA living benefit this month
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 17, 2012
MetLife to kill VA living benefit this month

Insurer to stop issuing the GMIB Plus IV rider Feb. 24

By Darla Mercado
2011 good sign money market reform not needed: ICI
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2012
2011 good sign money market reform not needed: ICI

Says funds have held up despite fears of a global recession and drama on the Continent

By Jason Kephart
Why Dennis Gartman went from riding the bull to riding the pine
EQUITIES APR 16, 2012
Why Dennis Gartman went from riding the bull to riding the pine

Economist sees market retreat ahead, heads for the sidelines; just as soon sit this one out

By John Goff
Bonds bigger risk than stocks right now, says Abby Joseph Cohen
EQUITIES APR 16, 2012
Bonds bigger risk than stocks right now, says Abby Joseph Cohen

Goldman strategist sees S&P 500 ending year as high as 1,600; corporate capex still robust

By John Goff
Bankers Life settles charges it ran unlicensed B-D operations
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 16, 2012
Bankers Life settles charges it ran unlicensed B-D operations

Insurer to pay nearly $10M to close case; states claim carrier had commission arrangement with Uvest, ProEquities

By Darla Mercado
FIXED INCOME APR 16, 2012
Gundlach leads way as bond funds boost cash to most since 2008

Mutual funds in the U.S. that focus on bonds have the highest percentage of their assets in cash since 2008, which may temper a rise in yields from about record lows as managers put that money to work.

By Mark Bruno
Gundlach's fast-growing startup sees nearly $6B in inflows in a year
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 16, 2012
Gundlach's fast-growing startup sees nearly $6B in inflows in a year

Despite months of legal wrangling with his former employer, TCW Group Inc., it appears that Jeffrey Gundlach's move to start his own firm is paying off

By Jessica Toonkel
EQUITIES APR 15, 2012
Advisers eyeball key 1Q earnings to forecast market

By Jeff Benjamin