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  • May 14, 2013
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    Good Hedge Funds Come in Small Packages

    In the wake of the Bernie Madoff scandal, investors have been shunning fledgling hedge funds, betting instead on large funds with long track records. But small funds have key advantages....More
  • May 8, 2013
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    Hot Commodities... Or Not

    Commodities belong in a diversified portfolio, but not every commodity-based ETF is sound. Many commodity funds show up on this month’s ETF Liquidation Watch list, a portfolio of funds that suffer negative trailing 12-month returns, fall below $5 million in assets and may not be around much longer....More
  • Apr. 3, 2013
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    HighMark Dumps Funds in Shift Away From Retail

    HighMark announced a big shift away from the mutual fund business today, selling many of its funds to Nationwide Financial and Reich & Tang....More
  • Apr. 3, 2013
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    The Big Bet on Rising Rates

    Some managers are rolling out long/short bond funds meant to hedge against rising interest rates. But the success of their strategy rests on correctly predicting when rates will rise....More
  • Apr. 2, 2013
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    Advisors' Confidence in Markets Moderates

    The most recent reading of the Advisor Confidence Index from WealthManagement.com shows continued optimism in markets beginning to wane....More
  • Mar. 18, 2013
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    Are Musical Instruments a Sound Investment?

    Post-crisis, there is a growing demand for rare musical instruments as an alternative investment. The returns can sometimes be high, but risks abound....More
  • Mar. 14, 2013
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    Keeping Brokers Happy

    Cerulli research reveals the B/D products brokers really value, and those they don’t....More
  • Mar. 13, 2013
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    iShares Newest Distribution Channel: Fidelity

    In a partnership announced today, iShares will increase its access to Fidelity’s 10 million retail investors and its more than 3,000 RIAs in a concerted push into the ETF market....More
  • Mar. 11, 2013
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    When ETFs Close

    While it’s rare for an ETF to shut down, it does happen, a recent WealthManagement.com survey found. Here are some of the warning signs....More
  • Mar. 5, 2013
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    Running With The Bulls? 1

    With the Dow Jones Industrial Average punching through to its all time high today, advisors large and small are fielding questions from clients looking for direction....More
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Walnut Street Team Turns Down Cetera Deal to Join Boutique IBD

A $145 million AUM team from Walnut Street Securities has turned down a retention deal from Cetera to join SCF Securities....More
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