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Genworth stock worth more on upgrade
EQUITIES NOV 20, 2011
Genworth stock worth more on upgrade

Up 13% after Citigroup analyst said insurer can withstand mortgage-related losses

By Doug Cubberley
Bill Miller takes whopping $550M loss in Kodak moment
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 18, 2011
Bill Miller takes whopping $550M loss in Kodak moment

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.

By John Goff
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 17, 2011
Performance not only reason for fund loyalty

By Lavonne Kuykendall
ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2011
Share value of Wells REIT plunges

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

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2011
Tricks plumped up REIT distributions, according to suit

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

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES NOV 15, 2011
Morningstar gathering nontraded REIT information

Morningstar Inc. is gauging the interest of brokerage firms and financial advisers in research coverage of nontraded real estate investment trusts

By Bruce Kelly
Morningstar looking into brokers' nontraded REIT information needs
ALTERNATIVES NOV 15, 2011
Morningstar looking into brokers' nontraded REIT information needs

Independent research on growing market could help reps and advisers

By Bloomberg
EMERGING MARKETS NOV 15, 2011
Emerging-markets investors are becoming more cautious

By Dan Jamieson
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 15, 2011
Morningstar switches to colors for rating system

By Jeff Benjamin
Why Mark Mobius is convinced stocks will rebound
EMERGING MARKETS NOV 15, 2011
Why Mark Mobius is convinced stocks will rebound

Emerging market guru says inflation will force investors back into equities; 'bouncing along the bottom'

By John Goff
Making a case for commercial real estate
ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2011
Making a case for commercial real estate

Having hit bottom, high-end hotels and industrial properties should thrive

By Bruce Kelly
No ceiling for REIT mutual funds, as investors pile in
ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2011
No ceiling for REIT mutual funds, as investors pile in

Net inflows at five-year high; seekers of yield have few options

By John Goff
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 13, 2011
Former fund manager says firm's founder bullied him, called him a 'moron'

Patrick Evershed, a former New Star Asset Management Holdings Inc. fund manager, was bullied by company founder John Duffield, who called him a “criminal” and a “moron,” according to Mr. Evershed's lawyer

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES NOV 13, 2011
Buffett's buying binge: 'He sees something, and it's big'

Warren E. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. invested $23.9 billion in the third quarter, the most in at least 15 years, as he accelerated stock purchases and broadened the portfolio beyond holdings in consumer and financial companies

By Bloomberg
EMERGING MARKETS NOV 13, 2011
An end to la dolce vita?

Italy's passage of belt-tightening measures Friday, coupled with its impending change of leadership, calmed immediate fears about Europe's debt crisis, but investors should brace for more eurozone turmoil in the weeks and months ahead

By Jeff Benjamin
Bond ETFs stealing the thunder — and inflows — from Gross, Fuss
ETFS NOV 10, 2011
Bond ETFs stealing the thunder — and inflows — from Gross, Fuss

Fee fiefdom losing ground to passively managed funds; low yields brings high scrutiny

By John Goff
ALTERNATIVES NOV 09, 2011
At long last, good news for the housing market

Housing is inexpensive and should be attractive to legitimate buyers

By Jeff Benjamin
Regions' TARP bill could lead to low-ball bid on MK
EQUITIES NOV 09, 2011
Regions' TARP bill could lead to low-ball bid on MK

By Bloomberg
Despite earlier predictions, no pall at all over muni market
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 08, 2011
Despite earlier predictions, no pall at all over muni market

With yields matching, even surpassing comparable Treasuries, municipals suddenly big with advisers

By Jeff Benjamin
Hit from future muni defaults 'likely to be small,' says Kroll
FIXED INCOME NOV 08, 2011
Hit from future muni defaults 'likely to be small,' says Kroll

In-depth research shows little chance of domino effect after Jefferson County bankruptcy

By John Goff