Investments

Perhaps it's time to ditch the thinking that money market and stable value funds are the only major cash preservation vehicles.

BMO Global Asset Management as added the BMO Short Tax-Free Fund (MTFYX, MTFIX) to its lineup.

While most companies seem hesitant to spend their cash, at least one company is eager to take advantage of sluggish market activity to grow.

Exchange-traded funds hit a speed bump last month after coasting through much of the year in the black.

Married millionaire women are more risk averse, more interested in holistic financial planning and they may be better candidates for financial advice than their male counterparts according to research released by Fidelity on Thursday.

Compass EMP Funds may have just launched 13 new mutual funds, but the Nashville, Tenn., firm isn't finished just yet.

Kayne Anderson Rudnick, a boutique investment adviser and affiliated manager of Virtus Investment Partners, has promoted Doug Foreman to co-chief investment officer, effective January 1, 2013.

For the week ended Nov. 20, investors yanked an estimated $7.51 billion from U.S. stock funds, bringing total outflows to more than $131 billion for the year.

Mutual funds experienced outflows of some $5.52 billion for the week ended Tuesday, November 20, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Exchange-traded funds hit a speed bump last month after coasting through much of the year in the black.

Compass EMP Funds announced today that it has increased its fund lineup more than fivefold with the launch of 13 new mutual funds.

Portland, Ore.-based alternative mutual fund shop Bandon Capital Management has added Terry Swenson as Managing Principal, responsible for the firm’s distribution strategy in intermediary channels.

After a decade filled with significant market declines and an increasing amount of volatility, it is safe to assume that many investors would like to find the best performing investment managers with the least amount of volatility. Today, if investing were compared to a roller coaster, it would be the scariest roller coaster that Great Adventure has to offer. However, many investors would be more comfortable with an investment experience more akin to the teacups at the county fair.

More than seven in 10 advisors believe a deal will be reached that includes both higher marginal tax rates for wealthy Americans as well as curbs on deductions.

The Nationwide Funds Group is taking two tacks to drive growth of assets: eliminate redemption fees and buying funds, including some from UBS.

Lipper has revised its weekly municipal bond fund flows lower for the week ending Nov. 21 after an error with Goldman Sachs led the company to report higher flows.

Investor confidence remained weak in November, with an unchanged Global Investor Index reading of 81.2, according to the State Street Investor Confidence Index released Tuesday.

The Nationwide Funds Group is taking two tacks to drive growth of assets.

Direxion has merged its websites for Direxion Funds and Direxion Shares to give its advisors and investors a one-stop online shopping destination.

Sure, investors still feel nervous, companies are hesitating to spend cash, and all attention is on fixed income and bond funds.