Portfolio

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On May 10, 2012, Rainier Investment Management, Inc., adviser to the Rainier Funds, has launched the International Discovery Fund (RAIIX).

On May 10, 2012, The size of the actively-managed exchange-traded fund market has grown more than ten-fold in the past four years, to almost $2.5 billion, according to a report released by Lipper.

Investors are as satisfied with full-service investment firms as they were before the recession, but client expectations have spiked, according to a J.D. Power and Associates study. Which firms are investors most satisfied with?

Neuberger Berman has launched the Neuberger Berman Long Short Fund, designed to provide investors with a long-short investment strategy that seeks long-term capital appreciation and principal preservation.

ICI chief Paul Schott Stevens said Wednesday that mutual funds need to invest in commodities and derivative securities in order to manage market swings and protect everyday investors. He called new CFTC rule changes 'unwarranted, redundant and costly.'

Record-low long-term municipal bond yields may generate the most press these days, but investors still see the most value in the intermediate part of the yield curve.

Investors act emotionally, not logically, toward the securities they buy or sell.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost another 97 points to close at 12,835.06 Wednesday, its sixth consecutive losing session. Meanwhile the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lopped off 11.56 points and 9.14 points, respectively.

Investors pulled an estimated $6.60 billion from U.S. stock funds the week ended May 2, six times the $1.17 billion they withdrew from the funds a week earlier.