Does manager stake boost credibility of mutual funds?

Paul Stewart , CEO of Gateway Investment Advisors, not only helps manage his firm's flagship mutual fund, but he has more than $1 million of his own money in it.

http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/print-edition/2013/04/19/does-manager-stake-boost-credibility.html

Why the BSP relaxed forex rules again

... investment instruments. Residents will be allowed to invest in instruments such as offshore mutual funds, property abroad, debt securities issued offshore by residents and non-residents and equity securities issued by listed companies abroad. ...

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/focus/04/19/13/why-bsp-relaxed-forex-rules-again

Pension planning: Bond returns drop, but investment still acts as a portfolio 'ballast'

... investment portfolio, said HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) chief investment officer Jim Huggan. While mutual funds invest in stocks, bond funds are pools of money that invest in government or corporate bonds that offer investors a fixed annual ...

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/pensions/Pension+planning+Bond+returns+drop+investment+still/8261584/story.html

TAYLOR: Investment veteran steers toward equities in iffy times

... from inflation is to diversify internationally, he says. And Reed says the best way to do that is through mutual funds. Reed, also president, CEO and a director of Templeton Growth Fund Ltd ., says people may be surprised to hear that fiscal reforms ...

http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/1124085-taylor-investment-veteran-steers-toward-equities-in-iffy-times

Load vs. no-load mutual funds

Mutual funds can be a good choice for many people who want to invest in the stock market.

http://www.examiner.com/article/load-vs-no-load-mutual-funds

The Bond Bubble And The Great Rotation

... funds added $3.8 billion. From 2007 through 2012, a staggering $610 billion was taken out of domestic stock mutual funds. (On a side note, as stocks bottomed in March 2009 and went on to double, investors were getting out of the market at exactly ...

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/458967/20130419/the-bond-bubble-and-the-great-rotation.htm

Investing: Bear funds best left to hibernate

... times, you can get nervous when things seem to be going a bit too well. For example, if you've checked your mutual funds statement, you've probably done pretty well this year. Given the market's penchant for evil the past dozen years or so, your ...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/waggoner/2013/04/18/bear-market-investing/2094527/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomMoney-Waggoner+%28Money+-+Waggoner%29

Emerging Markets Evening Roundup: Brazil's Rate Confusion; America Movil's Irrelevant Earnings

... says the Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics blog. The Bovespa stock index rose 0.5% today. Even Brazil's mutual funds are betting on Mexico's stocks, Bloomberg says. Mexico's IPC stock index fell 0.4%. Templeton Emerging Markets' Mark Mobius ...

http://blogs.barrons.com/emergingmarketsdaily/2013/04/18/emerging-markets-evening-roundup-brazils-rate-confusion-america-movils-irrelevant-earnings/?mod=BOL_hpp_blog_stw

Monthly pay dividend ETFs: Are you overexposed?

... of the S&P/TSX composite index and, as a result, they're bound to be a big holding as well in ETFs and mutual funds that offer broad Canadian market exposure. If you partner one of these funds with a dividend ETF based primarily on banks, you could ...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/number-cruncher/monthly-pay-dividend-etfs-are-you-overexposed/article11394793/?cmpid=rss1

HomeAway, Priceline: Leaders In The Leisure Space

... Baggini, manager of $45 million Turner Titan Fund , which holds HomeAway among several leisure names. Mutual funds have signed up for the sector's fun and games. The $45 billion Fidelity Growth Company boosted its stake in HomeAway is using the ...

http://news.investors.com/investing-mutual-funds/041813-652477-what-is-driving-stocks-in-leisure-sector.htm

Asia-Pacific Financial ETFs Thriving In Spite Of U.S. Pullback

... with the SEC. Gary Gordon, Pacific Park Financial, Inc, and/or its clients may hold positions in the ETFs, mutual funds, and/or any investment asset mentioned above. The commentary does not constitute individualized investment advice. The opinions ...

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1353071-asia-pacific-financial-etfs-thriving-in-spite-of-u-s-pullback?source=feed

Mainland-based financial derivatives get green light

... now offer investment products such as forward stock warrants, shares of listed companies on mainland indices, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). In addition, they can also offer investments that are subject to movements in exchange ...

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2013/04/19/376440/Mainland-based-financial.htm

Mutual Funds Weekly: In gold we don't trust

Gold's plunge has lot of folks bugged, especially those invested in the biggest gold mutual funds or exchange-traded funds such as SPDR Gold Trust The yellow metal isn't so precious anymore, in both price and status as a store of value.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/in-gold-we-dont-trust-2013-04-18?siteid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20marketwatch%2Ffinancial%20(MarketWatch.com%20-%20Financial%20Services%20Industry%20News)

Ask a Fool: Stocks or Mutual Funds in My Roth?

In the following video, The Motley Fool's Rule Your Retirement senior advisor Robert Brokamp takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "When selecting different options for growth, is it better to put individual stocks in my Roth IRA, or should I put mutual funds in that account and manage my individual stocks outside of it?" Making the right ... (more)

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/04/18/ask-a-fool-stocks-or-mutual-funds-in-my-roth.aspx

US Stocks: Over-Leveraged Markets at Risk of Global Margin Call

... rates and therefore commandeering control of equity market prices to the upside. Cash levels of domestic equity mutual funds are under 4% and rivaling all-time lows. The US equity market has had four major sell-offs (in 1973, 1976, 2000, and 2007) ...

http://www.minyanville.com/trading-and-investing/stocks/articles/Bear-Market-Arrival-Is-a-Matter/4/18/2013/id/49333

GDXJ

... 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 ...

http://blogs.barrons.com/focusonfunds/2013/04/18/etf-investors-suddenly-putting-money-into-gold-miners/?mod=BOL_hpp_latestticker

Longleaf Partners Global Reopens to New Investors

... up, and thus could comfortably begin accepting more inflows. Morningstar fund analysts cover more than 1,700 mutual funds and write regular commentary covering fund industry news, fund investing trends, picks, portfolio planning, international ...

http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=592845

Money market fund assets fell to $2.595 trillion

Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell $1.89 billion to $903.56 billion, the Washington-based mutual fund trade group said Thursday.

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/04/18/2469596/money-market-fund-assets-fell.html#storylink=rss

Are you a savvy manager of your IRA?

... other instances, portfolio management is hit-or-miss, with little attention to selecting an appropriate mix of mutual funds or other investments. "Many individuals are still missing out on the long-term savings benefits of IRAs, simply because they ...

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/18/3351557/are-you-a-savvy-manager-of-your.html

Asset Growth Drives Schwab's Results As Trading Revenue Declines

... in the form of asset management and administration fees when clients invest in Schwab money market funds, mutual funds and other advice solutions, such as separately managed accounts. Fortunately for Schwab, this division continues to benefit from ...

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1352181-asset-growth-drives-schwab-s-results-as-trading-revenue-declines?source=feed