Investments

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Municipal mutual funds reported $82.1 million of net inflows in the week ended Feb. 12, bouncing back from a $227.3 million outflow the week before, Lipper FMI reported Thursday.

(Bloomberg) -- Fidelity Investments, the second- largest U.S. mutual fund company, reported a 13% increase in operating income last year as the rally in equities boosted assets.

For all their recommendations to buy emerging-market stocks, the world’s largest money-management firms haven’t convinced some investors that the worst start to a year since 2009 is over.

Municipal mutual funds reported $82.1 million of net inflows in the week ended Feb. 12, Lipper FMI said Thursday.

Puerto Rican investors are lining up for arbitration with UBS AG over losses when the commonwealth's bonds plunged last year.

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Charles Schwab is adding a long-awaited 401(k) platform that will allow participants to invest all of their plan in low-cost ETFs, signifying a desire to capitalize on the ETF growth story. .

U.S. stocks fell after the best four-day rally in a year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Treasuries slid amid comments from Federal Reserve officials, while China trade data spurred a rally in commodities.

The Fed's tapering policy will likely result in a moderate rise in interest rates accompanied by modest equity returns, according to one investment strategist.

Stephen Mandel of Lone Pine Capital made hedge-fund investors the most money for the second straight year in 2013.

ETFs are clearly gaining market share from mutual funds, but if you think that the two fund groups are enemies, you should think again.

Municipal mutual funds reported $227.3 million of net outflows, ending a three-week run of inflows, Lipper FMI data showed Thursday.

Investors shifted record amounts out of U.S. stock funds and into bonds, while withdrawing money from emerging-market equities for a 15th straight week, according to Citigroup Inc.

Investors shifted record amounts out of U.S. stock funds and into bonds, while withdrawing money from emerging-market equities for a 15th straight week, according to Citigroup.

Emerging-market stocks rallied the most in two months after a better-than-estimated American jobless-claims report bolstered optimism about global economic growth. Turkish shares drove gains in world equities.

Hedge funds held up better than global stocks last month, falling an average of 0.1% as equities slumped amid a selloff in emerging-market currencies and signs of weakness in China.

Advisors must consider whether bank stocks pose a particular risk to dividend-focused clients.

Treasuries fell, pushing 10-year note yields higher for a third day, as a report showed initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, reducing haven demand.

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