ETFs Growing Faster Than Mutual Funds

May 1st, 2012 No Comments   Posted in Mutual Funds

NEW YORK, NY– – ETFs have been gaining popularity among investors as a result of the poor performance of actively managed funds. The low costs, transparency, liquidity, and better tax efficiency are some …
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Closing Mutual Funds: Investment Protection Or Trap?

April 27th, 2012 No Comments   Posted in Mutual Funds

Discover the characteristics of closing funds, the reasons why they close and key factors to consider.
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Empire Life Investments Inc. Expands to Offer Mutual Funds

April 25th, 2012 No Comments   Posted in Mutual Funds

TORONTO, ONTARIO– – Empire Life Investments Inc. announces a new family of mutual funds. The offering consists of five Canadian funds, including a Monthly Income Fund, and five Emblem Portfolios™, a diversified …
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Top 5 Zacks #1 Ranked Putnam Funds

April 24th, 2012 No Comments   Posted in Mutual Funds

Putnam Investments has over seventy years of investment experience and offers investors 82 mutual funds across a range of asset classes and investment styles.
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Mutual fund fees declined in 2011, studies find

April 23rd, 2012 No Comments   Posted in Mutual Funds

Mutual fund fees fell slightly last year, driven in part by demand for low-cost funds.That's good news for investors, because fees cut into fund investment performance year after year, whether the stock …
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Top 5 Zacks #1 Ranked International Mutual Funds

April 20th, 2012 No Comments   Posted in Mutual Funds

With the growth and advent of globalization over the years, business operations and capital flows are taking place throughout the world.
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High-Yield Bonds Hit a Few Bumps, But Still Appeal to Risk-Takers

April 19th, 2012 No Comments   Posted in Mutual Funds

High-yield bonds and the mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that hold them are meant for risk-takers, by design. Now, after a lengthy run at beating lower-risk bonds and the stock market at …
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Top 5 Zacks#1 Ranked Healthcare Mutual Funds

April 18th, 2012 No Comments   Posted in Mutual Funds

The healthcare sector has become an especially viable option for parking investments when markets are headed south.
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Top 5 Zacks #1 Ranked Utilities Mutual Funds

April 17th, 2012 No Comments   Posted in Mutual Funds

Even during difficult economic conditions, the demand for essential services such as utilities remains more or less constant.
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BNY Mellon Expands Services Relationship with Touchstone to Include 56 Mutual Funds

April 16th, 2012 No Comments   Posted in Mutual Funds

NEW YORK, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, has been selected by Touchstone Investments to provide mutual fund accounting and …
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