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EQUITIES FEB 06, 2012
Berkowitz loses again as Sears slumps

Bruce Berkowitz, whose $8 billion Fairholme Fund is suffering its second-worst year on record because of bad bets on financial firms, may have lost about $180 million today on Sears Holdings Corp.

By Doug Cubberley
Fairholme Fund dumps Goldman, Morgan Stanley while keeping BofA
EQUITIES FEB 06, 2012
Fairholme Fund dumps Goldman, Morgan Stanley while keeping BofA

Bruce Berkowitz, suffering from redemptions after loading the Fairholme Fund with financial stocks, sold his stakes in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley while keeping Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp.

By Doug Cubberley
FINTECH FEB 05, 2012
Past performance may be a harbinger for future, after all

By MFXFeeder
Fee disclosures could put the squeeze on 401(k) fund firms
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2012
Fee disclosures could put the squeeze on 401(k) fund firms

Asset managers that provide investments and nothing else may feel pricing pressure from index funds, plans sponsors

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 27, 2012
New funds add yield

By Jason Kephart
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 26, 2012
The 50 mutual funds with the largest estimated net outflows in 2011

Funds ranked by net outflows, and include total assets and outflows as a percentage of total assets.

By Mark Bruno
Supreme Court blocks market-timing lawsuit against Janus
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 26, 2012
Supreme Court blocks market-timing lawsuit against Janus

The Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the mutual fund industry in a case involving responsibility for statements made in prospectuses. A big deal? SIFMA said a decision for the plaintiffis would have caused 'crippling uncertainty' in the securities market.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JAN 24, 2012
When trading ETFs, it pays to use limit orders

ETFs keep growing, underscoring the importance of exactly how they are bought and sold.

By Jeff Benjamin
INsider: At current rates, money fund investors will double their money — in 2,000 years
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 20, 2012
INsider: At current rates, money fund investors will double their money — in 2,000 years

The question: Are such puny yields worth it when money isn't FDIC-insured?

By Bloomberg
Why Fairholme's Bruce Berkowitz doesn't want to be Carl Icahn
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 19, 2012
Why Fairholme's Bruce Berkowitz doesn't want to be Carl Icahn

Given the months of controversy surrounding his role as an activist investor with The St. Joe Co., a real estate developer, iconic fund manager Bruce Berkowitz isn't so sure that he wants to play that part again.

By Jessica Toonkel
RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 15, 2012
Schwab plans to launch bundled 401(k)

By Dan Jamieson
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 12, 2012
DWS shareholders in a holding pattern

There's no need for shareholders of DWS Investments' mutual funds to rush to the exits.

By Jason Kephart
ETFS JAN 05, 2012
Scottrade kicks its FocusShares ETFs into high gear

Scottrade is celebrating the first birthday of its FocusShares exchange-traded funds with a big marketing push.

By Jason Kephart
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 05, 2012
Artisan trio tabbed as Morningstar's U.S. stock fund manager of year

A team that manages three mutual funds for Milwaukee-based Artisan Partners LP was named 2011 domestic stock manager of the year by Morningstar Inc.

By Mark Bruno
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 01, 2012
Berkowitz takes another hit as Sears slumps

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 01, 2012
Buffett Lite fund vaults to top by lightening up on Buffett

By John Goff
Pimco Total Return ETF may spark return of small investor
ETFS DEC 30, 2011
Pimco Total Return ETF may spark return of small investor

New fund likely to attract price-conscious clients; 'seminal moment'

By John Goff
ETF hit home? Investment advisers piling into exchange-traded funds
ETFS DEC 30, 2011
ETF hit home? Investment advisers piling into exchange-traded funds

Data shows investment managers embracing passive funds with a passion; low fees a big draw

By John Goff
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 30, 2011
Exotic strategies a mixed bag for target funds

By Darla Mercado
Morningstar names 2010 fund managers of the year
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 29, 2011
Morningstar names 2010 fund managers of the year

Morningstar tabs managers at Sequoia Fund, Janus Overseas and Templeton Global Bond for 'exceptional performance' in 2010

By John Goff