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Should the stock market turn solidly bullish, small-cap stocks could be poised for good returns. But small caps are generally more volatile and less widely analyzed than large-cap stocks, making some planners and their clients leery of the sector. Craig Hodges, portfolio manager of the Hodges Small Cap Fund, talked to Financial Planning about his views on where small caps are going and how advisors might approach investing in them.
February 13
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ProShares Trust has expanded Citigroups regulatory administration services contract to include the alternative investment managers exchange traded funds.
February 13 -
Following ProShare Advisors' roll out last month of the first 30-year breakeven inflation exchange-traded funds, the company now offers a 10-year version.
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Floating Ideas on Where the Buck Stops
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 89.23 points Friday to close out the week at 12,801.23 a rare losing session through the first six weeks of the year.
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Target-date series assets, as well as the number of target-date series, have doubled in recent years.
February 10 -
More than six in 10 advisors predicted market gains greater than 5%, a sentiment that has increased from just three weeks ago.
February 10 -
50% of Money Market Clients Fear NAV Fluctuation; Fixed-Income ETPs Experience Record Inflow; Vanguard Targets Gen Y Looking to Retire in 2060
February 10 -
Getting a piece of the action in Facebook's first offering of stock to the public is all the rage.
February 10 -
Three new exchange-traded funds aim to use wild stock market swings, like those of the last few years, to automatically cut losses and improve investor returns.
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Jennifer Grancio is managing director and head of global business development for iShares, the exchanged-traded fund business of BlackRock. Grancio is also a member of the Global iShares Executive Committee and BlackRock's Americas Executive Committee.
February 10 -
The 30th Annual National Investment Company Service Association Conference and Expo opens today, with the intent of helping fund companies learn how to be "Engaging Investors in a Hyper-Connected World.''
February 10 -
Following ProShare Advisors LLC roll out last month of the first 30 year breakeven inflation ETFs, the company now offers a 10 year version.
February 10 -
ProShares Trust has expanded Citigroups regulatory administration services contract to include the alternative investment managers exchange traded funds.
February 10 -
Less than half of Generation X and Y investors plan to contribute to their Individual Retirement Account (IRA) funds for the 2011 tax year, according to new survey results published by T. Rowe Price.
February 10 -
A boost in United States and global equity markets led in January to a 1.7% increase in the funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan, according to a newly released report from BNY Mellon Asset Management.
February 10 -
S&P Capital IQ said it acquired R2 Financial Technologies, a Toronto-based developer of risk and scenario analysis software.
February 10 -
LCH.Clearnet Group said its operating profit increased 81 percent in 2011, to 106.9 million euros. Underlying operating profit was 335.0 million in 2010.
February 10 -
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fought its way to a 6.51-point gain Thursday, raising the index to its highest level since May 2008 at 12,890.46.
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At the end of last years fourth quarter, the average 401(k) balance was up almost 8% from the prior quarter, to $69,100. Fidelity Investments president of workplace investing, James M. MacDonald, called these results encouraging.
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