Investments

Stewart Capital Advisors, LLC, the investment advisor for Stewart Capital Mutual Funds, said that it has made the Stewart Capital Mid Cap Fund available as a no-load mutual fund effective April 1.

RiverPark Advisors LLC, a New York-based investment advisory company, has launched the RiverPark Long/Short Opportunity Fund, an open-end mutual fund that was converted from an existing hedge fund launched in October 2009.

Municipal bond defaults in early 2012 were up dramatically — or down dramatically — depending on how you look at the data.

By any measure, the first quarter of 2012 was a very good one for investors. Here’s an interactive slide show featuring the 5 best-performing Dow stocks so far this year.

Advisors have increased their recommendations of variable annuities since 2008, regardless of whether they were annuity supporters or skeptics.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up another 52.45 points to finish at 13,264.49 Monday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 added 28.13 points and 10.57 points, respectively.

RiverPark Advisors LLC, a New York-based investment advisory company, has launched the RiverPark Long/Short Opportunity Fund, an open-end mutual fund that was converted from an existing hedge fund launched in October 2009.

Invesco’s shareholders of the Invesco High Income Municipal Fund and the Invesco U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund today approved a plan to merge those funds into the Invesco Van Kampen High Yield Municipal Fund and Invesco Van Kampen American Value Fund.

Aristotle Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment advisor focused primarily on managing separate accounts for institutions and high net-worth investors, has launched its first mutual fund—employing many of the go-anywhere strategies it employs for these high-net clients.

RidgeWorth Investments is closing its Small Cap Value Equity Fund, subadvised by Ceredex Value Advisors LLC to new investors effective April 20.

Advisors have increased their recommendations of variable annuities since 2008, regardless of whether they were annuity supporters or skeptics.

Advisors have increased their recommendations of variable annuities since 2008, regardless of whether they were annuity supporters or skeptics.

Real estate may be cyclical, but having exposure to real estate — especially commercial real estate — in a portfolio as an alternative source of income can be beneficial. What’s the best way to evaluate whether it makes sense for a client?

Oaks, Pa.-based SEI, a provider of investment processing, fund processing, and investment management business outsourcing services, has appointed Stephen Beinhacker as Global Head of Equities for SEI's Investment Management Unit.

Stewart Capital Advisors, LLC, the investment advisor for Stewart Capital Mutual Funds, said that it has made the Stewart Capital Mid Cap Fund available as a no-load mutual fund effective April 1.

Investment advisor Matthew Tuttle spends a lot of time moving the money of newly-acquired clients out of mutual funds and into exchanged-traded instruments.

BlackRock Investments Canada Inc., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. today said that it will liquidate the Claymore Inverse 10 Yr Government Bond ETF and distribute to shareholders the proceeds from the liquidation of the assets by June 22.

New issuance of long-term municipal bonds continued to rebound in March from last year’s relatively anemic figures, surging 82.5%.

Lazard Asset Management LLC has launched the Lazard Global Fixed Income Portfolio targeting both institutional and individual investors.

The Hartford is relocating the headquarters of its mutual funds business to Radnor, Pa., in a complex where Wellington also has an office. It also plans to hire as many as 50 new sales people to this office.