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July 11, 2008
Blair Welcomes Back BalkinOn June 30, Chicago-based William Blair & Company announced that Mike Balkin is returning to the firm as co-manager of the Small-Cap Growth strategy, rejoining...
July 11, 2008
Senior debt and fraud victims23 million: Number of senior citizens who are unable to make more than the minimum payment on a credit card. $5,844: Average account balance on credit cards of people age 65 to 69 in 2001. 70%: Percentage of senior citizens who earn l
July 09, 2008
Employee Strategy: Train to RetainIndustry experts like to promote the idea that employees are the major force behind a firm's competitive advantage. Yet the reality is that most financial...
July 08, 2008
Investment royalty passes onWe'd be remiss if we didn't mark the passing of one of the greats. Sir John Templeton died Tuesday at the age of 95. For...
July 01, 2008
Fidelity Launches New EMEA FundThe market capitalization of emerging-market companies has grown nearly twelve fold over the last 10 years, relative to other global stock categories, notes Fidelity Investments....
June 19, 2008
Top story: How and why guaranteed living benefits keep evolvingGuaranteed living benefit riders in variable annuities, so widely available in the U.S., are now steadily being integrated into Canadian products, known as segregated funds.
June 18, 2008
Top story: How and why guaranteed living benefits keep evolvingGuaranteed living benefit riders in variable annuities, so widely available in the U.S., are now steadily being integrated into Canadian products, known as segregated funds.
June 16, 2008
New Advisor for Vanguard's Explorer FundThe Board of Trustees of the Vanguard Explorer Fund has named Century Capital Management, LLC, as the seventh advisor to the $11 billion fund. This...
June 14, 2008
A New Growth Fund from Franklin TempletonFranklin Templeton Investments recently introduced the Franklin International Growth Fund, which "employs a growth investment style and seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in...