Portfolio

Participation in 529 college savings plans has leveled off after years of growth, according to a Fidelity survey. Perhaps not coincidentally, the study found that most advisors do not "proactively suggest the 529 plan" to parents with youngsters.

The former CFO and Treasurer of Legg Mason's fixed income funds has been barred from the securities industry for altering books and records of one of the funds.

Loomis, Sayles & Company is closing its Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund to new investors on Sept. 14.

The tax-exempt market ended flat to slightly stronger Wednesday continuing a week-long trend of muni yields following Treasury yields lower.

The agency's order initiating administrative proceedings alleges that Noah Myers, president of MiddleCove Capital, netted "ill-gotten gains" of about $460,000, while his clients lost more than $2 million from around October 2008 through February 2011, when an employee threatened to report the activity to the SEC.

A computer application deployed by the Charles Schwab Corporation that supported day trading online has flagged “cherry picking” of profitable trades by a Connecticut financial advisor

For the week ended August 22, investors pulled an estimated $4.48 billion from U.S. mutual funds, substantially more than the $2.72 billion they withdrew the week before.

Loomis, Sayles & Company is closing its Loomis Sayles Small Cap Growth Fund (LCGRX) to new investors on September 14.

For the week ended August 22, investors pulled an estimated $4.48 billion from U.S. mutual funds, substantially more than the $2.72 billion they withdrew the week before.

On the heels of hiring a new chief marketer, Forward is embarking on a marketing campaign this fall to spread the word about its alternative mutual fund products