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Mutual Funds Weekly: Invest confidently when others lose their nerve
[at MarketWatch] - This summer has burned investors, and no amount of SPF -- stock protection factor -- has been able to soothe their sores. Read
Cramer s Mad Money Recap: Cramer s Mad Money Recap: The Smart Investor
[at TheStreet.com] - Cramer says investors can do a better job of picking stocks than mutual and index funds. Read
Money fund assets fell to $2.827T in latest week
[AP] - Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $6.22 billion to $2.827 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. Read
Why Low-Rated Mutual Funds Can Still Be a Good Investment
[CNBC] - While investors favor mutual funds with four-or five-star ratings, there may be hidden gems in some of the lower-rated funds. Just because a fund s been underperforming doesn t mean it s not worth owning, says one pro. Read
Top 5 Pacific Mutual Funds
[Zacks] - Add pacific exposure to your portfolio with Ivy Pacific Opportunities A , Matthews Asian Growth & Income , Guinness Atkinson China & Hong Kong , T. Rowe Price New Asia and Allianz AGIC Pacific Rim A . Read
Liquidity Tide to Bonds Is Drowning Stocks: Manager
[at CNBC] - Bonds aren t predicting deflation, instead the Fed acting as lender and buyer of last resort is forcing assets into bond funds, on portfolio manager argues. Read
Bruised Quant Funds Seek a Human Touch
[The Wall Street Journal] - Computer-driven mutual funds, chastened by poor results and a wave of redemptions, are striving to become a little more like people in their investment decisions. Read
A Simple Recipe for Investors: Less Can Often Lead to More
[The Wall Street Journal] - A 50/50 mix of stocks and bonds across three index mutual funds or ETFs often performs better than more aggressive strategies and provides some shelter from risk. Read
[$$] ETFs: The Uncertain Value of NAV
[at TheStreet.com] - The pricing mechanisms of many popular ETFs are shrouded in secrecy -- why? Read
High-Quality Names Are Looking Cheap: Stock Picker
[at CNBC] - Stocks surged to extend gains on Wednesday, after a U.S. manufacturing report showed surprising strength, and signs emerged of a growing global economy. Craig Hodges, co-portfolio manager at The Hodges Fund, and Kent Croft, CIO and portfolio manager at Croft Value Fund, shared their best plays. Read
Some BofA shareholders can apply to tap $150M fund
[AP] - Investors who lost money when Bank of America Corp. bought Merrill Lynch without disclosing Merrill s problems can start applying to tap a $150 million compensation fund. Read
Top 5 Government Bond Mutual Funds
[Zacks] - Get yield with Sentinel Government Securities A , SunAmerica US Government Securities A , JPMorgan Government Bond A , Legg Mason Western Asset Government Securities A , and Wasatch-Hoisington US Treasury . Read
U.S. judge approves BofA settlement fund
[Reuters] - A federal judge approved the creation of a $150 million fund for Bank of America Corp shareholders as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over the bank s 2009 acquisition of Merrill Lynch. Read
Top 5 CEFs With the Lowest Price to NAV Percentage Change YTD
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Two Bond Funds for High-Yielding Debt
[TheStreet.com] - Here are two funds that offer substantially higher yields than the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund. Read
Bond Fund Buying: A Multi-Year Surge
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PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Fund ETF in the Spotlight
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Top 5 Wells Fargo Mutual Funds
[Zacks] - Wells fargo Read
Top 5 Ranked Balanced Mutual Funds
[Zacks] - Get balanced with Victory Balanced A , Pioneer Classic Balanced A , Legg Mason Lifestyle Allocation 50% A , Natixis Income Diversified A and Principal Strategic Asset Management Conservative Balanced A . Read
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