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Alpha's bets on M&A paying off, as deals boost fund's returns
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 17, 2010
Alpha's bets on M&A paying off, as deals boost fund's returns

Hedged strategies specialist benefiting from rise in number of mergers and acquisitions

By Bloomberg
Can American Funds' diversification help stop the bleeding?
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 17, 2010
Can American Funds' diversification help stop the bleeding?

Fund giant launching new offerings in bid to to diversify, reposition firm; 'caught short-suited'

By Jessica Toonkel
INVESTING ETFS NOV 16, 2010
Vanguard European Stock Index ETF

S&P is positive on VGK because the security has above-average yield of 3.75% and its holdings are made up of what S&P considers attractive companies that historically have strong cash flows to support dividend growth

By Standard & Poor's
INVESTING RIAS NOV 15, 2010
More advisers try hand at running mutual funds

But the road to riches is paved with lots of obstacles, experts say

By Dan Jamieson
Invesco has shot at catching BlackRock, says Don Putnam
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 15, 2010
Invesco has shot at catching BlackRock, says Don Putnam

Invesco Ltd. is poised to give BlackRock Inc. a run for its money as the world's biggest asset manager, according to Don Putnam, managing partner of Grail Partners LLC.

By Jessica Toonkel
INVESTING ETFS NOV 15, 2010
Schwab's Peter Crawford: ETF managers need a management fee

Last year, The Charles Schwab Corp. launched its first exchange-traded funds, offering them commission-free

By Jessica Toonkel
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 14, 2010
Advisers gear up for cost basis rule change

Financial advisers are bulking up their resources — and bracing for client complaints — as they prepare for the Jan. 1 deadline to begin complying with new cost basis rules.

By Lisa Shidler
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 14, 2010
Schwab's about-face on suit triggers downgrade

FBR Capital Markets downgraded The Charles Schwab Corp. last week on concerns that the company could face more litigation from investors.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 12, 2010
OpINion Online: An end to 12(b)-1 fees? Hurray!

If you ever wanted proof that rational economic man is a myth, look no further than the pricing of financial services.

By Evan Cooper
INVESTING ETFS NOV 10, 2010
Retail investors now piling into ETFs, says Schwab

Over the last six months, The Charles Schwab Corp. has seen flows from individual investors in exchange-traded funds surpass flows from registered investment advisers, marking the first time ever this has happened.

By Jessica Toonkel
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 10, 2010
Will 12(b)-1 plan fizzle without champion?

Buddy Donahue -- the 'driving force' behind the SEC proposal on fund fees -- is leaving the agency. The upshot? The final rule may look a whole lot different than the current model.

By Jessica Toonkel
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 10, 2010
SEC watchers surprised by timing of Donohue's exit

The SEC's announcement last week that its top official overseeing the mutual fund industry will leave in November caught many by surprise.

By Mark Schoeff Jr. And Jed Horowitz
INVESTING ETFS NOV 10, 2010
Invesco slapped with ETF trademark suit

Invesco Ltd., the Atlanta-based investment management company, has been sued by a Boston-based trust claiming infringement of its trademarks for exchange- traded funds.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ETFS NOV 08, 2010
Not all advisers enamored of ETFs

Adam Bold, chief investment officer of The Mutual Fund Store, thinks that all the talk about exchange-traded funds is just hype

By Jessica Toonkel
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 08, 2010
Providers add alternative investments to target date funds

Some providers of target date options in defined-contribution plans are adding alternative investments ranging from commodities and Treasury inflation-protected securities to real estate investment trusts and master limited partnerships

By Robert Steyer
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 27, 2010
Bruce Berkowitz: Banks worth a second look

Bruce Berkowitz is the founder and managing member of Fairholme Capital Management LLC, and is president and a director of Fairholme Funds Inc.

By MFXFeeder
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 26, 2010
LPL's Kleintop: Why are individual investors on a 'buyers strike'?

U.S. stocks, as measured by the S&P 500, are up 15% in the three and a half months since the beginning of the second half of 2010

By Bloomberg
Vanguard drops fees, upping pressure on Fidelity
INVESTING ETFS OCT 26, 2010
Vanguard drops fees, upping pressure on Fidelity

Vanguard reduces its rake for two million customers. The move, says one fund industry watcher, 'puts some heat' on rival Fidelity.

By John Goff
TD Ameritrade to offer commission-free ETF trades on 100 funds
INVESTING ETFS OCT 26, 2010
TD Ameritrade to offer commission-free ETF trades on 100 funds

Brokerage TD Ameritrade has begun offering commission-free ETF trades on more than 100 different funds that have bee chosen by Morningstar.

By Dan Jamieson
Regulators zero in on leveraged and inverse ETFs
INVESTING ETFS OCT 26, 2010
Regulators zero in on leveraged and inverse ETFs

State security officials say they're ramping up oversight of leveraged and inverse exchange traded funds. The chief worry? Brokers themselves may not understand how the complex products actually work.

By Bruce Kelly