Exchange traded funds seen as ideal for portfolio weighting and diversification; 'it's not a fad'
Mutual funds still dominate retail fund assets in broker-dealer wrap programs
RiverPark looking at launching actively managed exchange-traded funds; 'going to tread slowly'
Acquisition by company's subsidiary gives financial industry giant entrée into the market for active offerings
With inflation looming, the rich are pouring money into commercial property; cheap prices
Brokerage firm's inaugural list of exchange-traded funds targets retail investors; 48 funds in all, 11 from Schwab.
Total Return Fund said to hold no government paper as of the end of February
Researchers find that issuers shell out $30B in unnecessary costs; pooling suggested
Uncle Sam's most recent offering of medium-term notes draws surprising interest; 4% yield seen as possible
Land of Lincoln prepping new debt issue; yields still lower than government paper from Portugal, though
With megabanks besieged by regulators and facing a public backlash over the 2008 credit crisis, portfolio managers increasingly are looking at smaller banks as a value play in the financial services sector
Bond investors should not expect returns for the next 11 years to be as good as those of the previous 11, and severe drawdowns are possible when inflation is rising, according to the annual Credit Suisse Global Investment Returns Yearbook 2010
Guggenheim Partners LLC is in talks about combining its former Claymore Group Inc. exchange-traded-fund business with its Rydex SGI business, according to people familiar with the situation
Investors flocking to Treasury inflation-protected securities may be in for a rude awakening when interest rates start to rise
Insurance brokers don't have to disclose incentive arrangements with insurers that were entered into before New York state's disclosure regulation took effect Jan. 1, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled
Advisers have mixed feelings about volatility dampener; 'really restrictive'
Western & Southern Financial Group Inc.'s decision to base its variable annuity investment options on exchange-traded funds is a positive for the insurer, allowing it to better manage market risk tied to the products, according to Moody's Investors Service
SEC claims that Provident Capital made false statements about its ability to cover its bond obligations
Real estate investment trusts finished 2010 with a gain of nearly 28%, matching the stellar returns of 2009 and nearly double the performance of the S&P 500 last year.
