07/03/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Mutual Funds

• Money market fund assets rose to $2.596 trillion _{2013-07-03, 10:22 pm}
  Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose $4.92 billion to $928.78 billion, the Washington-based mutual fund trade group said Thursday.
• REFILE-Stern Advice - A grain of salt for those retirement projections _{2013-07-03, 09:41 pm}
  ... Advisors, an Austin, Texas, company that is known for its low fees and highly analytical approach to designing mutual funds. To understand Lee's research, you have to understand the math behind retirement planning. Here are the basics: A pre-retiree ...
• A declaration of investor independence _{2013-07-03, 08:24 pm}
  ... be free and independent of high expenses for mediocre investment management. Investors in international stock mutual funds and ETFs have been in a world of hurt. But now the managers of those funds are spinning the globe and finding bargains among ...
• Markel Puts Its Money Where Its Mouth Is _{2013-07-03, 08:18 pm}
  ... details of its employee retirement savings plan, one investment option stands out from the rest: Though blended mutual funds put up quite a fight last year, Markel common stock once again walked away unscathed as Markel employees' retirement vehicle ...
• Why The Bond Market's Imminent Crash May Be As Exaggerated As A 007 Movie _{2013-07-03, 06:18 pm}
  ... market mutual fund assets rose by $8 billion during the last month. Investors often retreat to money market mutual funds during times of financial stress, accepting lower yields compared with bonds in exchange for higher liquidity. This is a red ...
• Gold May Fall To $1050 Before Rallying _{2013-07-03, 06:17 pm}
  John Hathaway is Senior Managing Director of Tocqueville Asset Management family of six mutual funds formed in 1986.
• Payrolls Could Share Spotlight with Global Events _{2013-07-03, 02:53 pm}
  ... U.S. jobs report due out on Friday. U.S. Bond Funds Have Biggest Redemptions Since 2007 Bloomberg Fixed-income mutual funds in the U.S. had their biggest weekly redemptions in more than six years as investors fled bonds amid signs the U.S. Federal ...
• The key to being an outstanding investor _{2013-07-03, 05:46 pm}
  ... the confusion felt by many investors at the widely divergent performance experienced by value-oriented mutual funds, all of which promise to invest according to a value philosophy. We explained that successful value managers were more likely to ...
• 5 Best Performing Real Estate Mutual Funds Year to Date - Best Performing Funds Year To Date_{2013-07-03, 04:05 pm}
  Mutual funds investing the real estate sector should be a necessary addition to portfolios with a long term horizon even though the sector has traversed rough waters in the recent past.
• Zacks #1 Ranked Healthcare Mutual Funds - Best of Funds _{2013-07-03, 04:04 pm}
  ... also generate regular dividends, which go a long way in softening the blow dealt by plummeting share prices. Mutual funds are the perfect choice for investors looking to enter this sector since they possess the advantages of wide diversification and ...
• These Numbers Suggest an Even Bigger Plunge in Gold's Price _{2013-07-03, 04:04 pm}
  ... works well and what doesn't has only gotten harder. Barrons.com's Focus on Funds looks under the hood of ETFs, mutual funds and hedge funds for overlooked values, actionable ideas and the latest pitfalls for fund investors. The blog is written by ...
• UOB Asset Management sees rapid growth _{2013-07-03, 04:03 pm}
  ... per cent, chief executive officer Vana Bulbon said yesterday. The company's AUM comprise three types of fund: mutual funds, which account for Bt109.34 billion; private funds, Bt46.85 billion; and provident funds, Bt64.33 billion. The company's ...
• Analyst: T. Rowe may be swept up in 'ugly' outflow wave _{2013-07-03, 03:52 pm}
  ... of taxable bond funds and municipal bond funds. According to the Investment Company Institute, long-term U.S. mutual funds saw a total of $28.5 billion in outflows for the week ended June 26. That was led by $20.4 billion in money flowing out of ...
• Peter Lynch Buys $5.3M Home In Brookline _{2013-07-03, 03:46 pm}
  Lynch managed Fidelity Investments' Magellan Fund for 13 years. The fund grew to become one of this biggest and most profitable mutual funds in the world, valued at over $19 billion when he retired from active management in 1990.
• Mid-year mutual fund review: Bond funds sink _{2013-07-03, 03:45 pm}
  ... to feel some pain when you open your mid-year account statement. After years of steady returns, many bond mutual funds have suffered losses this year. Some of the sharpest drops are in funds that buy Treasury bonds, and it could be a rude awakening ...
• Noon Turf Care is Proud to Announce the Hiring of Matthew Cerrone as Business Analyst _{2013-07-03, 03:29 pm}
  Jul. 3, 2013 - MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- Matthew Cerrone has nearly 12 years of experience in analyzing, business operations, stocks and mutual funds.
• Implementing A Portfolio Protection Plan _{2013-07-03, 03:20 pm}
  ... disclosure: David Fabian, Fabian Capital Management, and/or its clients may hold positions in the ETFs and mutual funds mentioned above. The commentary does not constitute individualized investment advice. The opinions offered herein are not ...
• Teamsters pension plan funding status continues slide to 53.9% _{2013-07-03, 03:14 pm}
  ... 31 was 31% equities, 30% collective trusts, 12% U.S. government securities, 8% corporate debt securities, 4% mutual funds, 7% loans to participants and 8% other, the notice states. The Pension Protection Act, which requires the annual funding ...
• UPDATE 2-U.S.-based bond mutual funds post record $28.1 bln outflow-ICI _{2013-07-03, 03:08 pm}
  Investors in mutual funds based in the United States pulled $28.1 billion out of bond funds in the latest week as interest rates rose on fears the U.S. Federal Reserve could cut its bond-buying later this year, data from the Investment Company Institute showed on Wednesday.
• Investors head for the exits, yank record amount of cash from bond funds _{2013-07-03, 02:54 pm}
  Bond mutual funds broke an almost two-year streak of inflows in June as investors' infatuation evaporated into a full-fledged stampede for the exits.