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Ranging from 13 to 22 years old, some members of Generation Z may have just gotten their first cell phone, but that does not mean advisors should ignore them.

Now alternative mutual funds will be rated in similar fashion to its more traditional counterparts.

Omaha, Neb., based Catalyst Funds has launched what it touts as “the first legal insider trading mutual fund."

On June 21, 2012, now alternative mutual funds will be rated in similar fashion to its more traditional counterparts.

Ever wonder how a Morningstar analyst develops a mutual fund rating? The process can take as long as six weeks and involves a littany of questions about people, process, parent, performance and price.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested that the Volcker Rule to ban proprietary trading would have helped to prevent the $2 billion credit loss at JPMorgan.

Most banks have eliminated bonuses, but thanks to stock options a dozen top executives raked in seven figures last year, according to SNL.

Ever wonder how a Morningstar analyst develops a mutual fund rating?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 12.94 points Wednesday to close at 12.824.39 after the Fed said it would extend “Operation Twist,” but offered little else to assuage the concerns of anxious investors.

For the week ended June 13, investors placed an estimated $5.46 billion into virtually all categories of mutual funds, more than compensating for the previous week’s $1.55 billion outflow.