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Columbia Management's president jumps to Fidelity
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 08, 2012
Columbia Management's president jumps to Fidelity

Mike Jones will take over as CEO of fund giant's institutional-investments arm.

By Bloomberg
Bogle: ETFs great for trading, not so great for investors
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
Bogle: ETFs great for trading, not so great for investors

So-called father of indexing John Bogle still not a fan of exchange-traded funds, saying that the sheer volume of them makes 'a muddy pool muddier.'

By Jason Kephart
ETFs approaching 'critical mass' as clients accelerate investments
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
ETFs approaching 'critical mass' as clients accelerate investments

January net inflows into exchange-traded funds highest in 16 months; bond funds the main beneficiaries

By John Goff
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
Guggenheim Partners confirms review of Claymore ETF division

Guggenheim Partners LLC confirmed it's considering options including a sale of Claymore Investments, the Canadian provider of exchange-traded funds it acquired two years ago.

By Doug Cubberley
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
Deal puts Guggenheim squarely in ETF frame

Guggenheim Partners LLC's announced last week that its acquisition of Rydex SGI will bring together a variety of products, including 77 mutual funds. But it is the new family of 104 ETFs that is expected to see the greatest level of development and innovation

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME MAR 07, 2012
'Lousy year' ahead for Treasuries, warns Wells Fargo unit

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES MAR 07, 2012
Investors have fared far better under Democratic presidents

By Bloomberg
MUB drubbed as price of biggest muni ETF plunges
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 06, 2012
MUB drubbed as price of biggest muni ETF plunges

iShares S&P National AMT-Free Bond Fund records largest loss since 2008; 'extremely overvalued'

By John Goff
Wealthy to invest more in commodities, cut cash: Survey
ALTERNATIVES MAR 06, 2012
Wealthy to invest more in commodities, cut cash: Survey

Wealthy investors will shift more money into commodities, real estate and direct investments in private companies, a survey has found.

By Doug Cubberley
EQUITIES MAR 05, 2012
Hotter market may lure equity-averse

By Jeff Benjamin
New cost basis rules could be basis for 'unhappy' clients
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 05, 2012
New cost basis rules could be basis for 'unhappy' clients

Those who end up paying more taxes than required on stock sales may well have tough questions for their advisers

By Lavonne Kuykendall
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2012
Mets' debt gets cut — and it's not even spring training

S&P lowers outlook on tax-exempt bonds that financed construction of Citi Field; off-field drama could sap attendance

By John Goff
EMERGING MARKETS MAR 04, 2012
'Hitch your wagon to foreign demand': SMU's Cox

Service companies should make out best in the next decade, professor of finance says

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME MAR 04, 2012
MSSB urges safety first, citing worries over European slump

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 04, 2012
Ex-real estate group head guilty of fraud

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES MAR 02, 2012
What Yelp's CEO had to say after stock surged 60% in debut

Jeremy Stoppelman, Yelp's CEO, saw shares of his company spike as much as 73% in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today.

By Mark Bruno
Bonds, fake bonds: $6 trillion in bogus Treasury notes seized
FIXED INCOME MAR 02, 2012
Bonds, fake bonds: $6 trillion in bogus Treasury notes seized

Fake securities found in safety depost boxes in Zurich; date back to 1934

By John Goff
How much emerging-market exposure should your clients have?
EMERGING MARKETS MAR 02, 2012
How much emerging-market exposure should your clients have?

A growing number of individual investors are seeking returns from emerging markets, with China and the Brazil at the top of the list.

By Mark Bruno
ETFS MAR 01, 2012
ETF strategies gain traction

By Bloomberg
After betting on housing crash, Goldman now betting on housing reboot
ALTERNATIVES FEB 29, 2012
After betting on housing crash, Goldman now betting on housing reboot

Firm that famously avoided huge losses when real estate tanked is launching mortgage fund

By John Goff