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Small Caps Rally From a Near 52-Week Low

August 27, 2010 - Consumer staples lead the push on the Russell 2000 Index.

Can Active ETFs Find a Market?

August 27, 2010 - Outside of currency and fixed-income plays, active exchange-traded funds are struggling to gather meaningful assets.

Advisors Optimistic, But Wary, Of Economic Future

August 26, 2010 - Independent advisors are “somewhat conservative” in their outlook, but there are some bright spots in their expectations.

Wealthy Investor Confidence Tumbles

August 25, 2010 - The Spectrem Affluent Investor Confidence Index declined four points and the Spectrem Millionaire Investor Confidence Index declined 11 points, which marked the largest drop since June 2009.

Investors Less Bearish about Global Economy

August 17, 2010 - Investors are more optimistic in August than they were in July, according to a Merrill Lynch survey of fund managers released Tuesday.

Survey: Quant Analysts Still Feel Misunderstood

August 10, 2010 - Now that quants aren't being persecuted anymore for the financial crisis, they're breathing a sigh of relief. That still doesn't mean Wall Street is showing the love for quants and their credit-rating bretheren.

Manager's 'Xanax' Approach Gets Big Returns for Fairholme

August 4, 2010 - The man who the media says is breaking all the mutual fund rules such as timing the market delivered an astounding 13.2% 10-year annualized return through year-end 2009. So far in 2010, his Fairholme Fund is up 6%.

Is a 2% Treasury the New Euro At Parity?

August 3, 2010 - In this special Viewpoint contribution, Beacon Trust Vice Chairman Fred Fraenkel maintains the U.S. economy will recover due to the "lightning speed" at which the Federal Reserve has acted, as well as Corporate America's downsizings, rightsizings and restructurings of the past 30 years.

BP CEO Haywood, The Oil Crisis & The Huge Profits for Investors

July 26, 2010 - Questions on disaster recovery, BP CEO Haywood, and mutual fund governance are overshadowed by the reality of the inevitable huge oil profits ahead.

TD Ameritrade 2Q Profits Increase

July 21, 2010 - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp announced that profits increased 5% to $179.4 million, or 30 center per share, as trading volume increased.

State Street Bounces Back with Strong 2Q

July 21, 2010 - State Street turnaround: Earnings rose to $432 million, or 87 cents per share, from a year-earlier loss of $3.31 billion, or $7.12 a share.

Senior Executives Optimistic about U.S. Corporate Growth

July 19, 2010 - Investors may be gloomy about an economic recovery, but 64% of senior executives expect their own companies' revenues to increase an average of 11.3% over the next year....That spells real confidence in U.S. corporate growth.

As Investors Grow Restive, Advisers Peddle Calm

July 15, 2010 - Affluent investors ended the first half of the year on a sour note, their confidence slipping seven points in June, to minus-12 on Spectrem Group's Affluent Investor Confidence Index, but advisers say that falling confidence presents an opportunity rather than an obstacle.

Doll, Pace Forecast Economic Recovery

July 15, 2010 - Despite investor concerns about a global economic recovery, BlackRock's Bob Doll remains optimistic about high-quality stocks. Deusche Bank CIO Ben Pace is also positive about the economy and its upside impact on the markets.

Fund Managers -- in One Month -- Turn From Bulls to Bears

July 14, 2010 - Twelve percent more fund managers surveyed this month by Bank of America Merrill Lynch forecast that the global economy will deteriorate in the next 12 months.