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Thomas Idzorek was named president of Morningstar's global investment management division, replacing Peng Chen , who will leave Morningstar at the end of June to return to Asia, Joe Mansueto, chairman and CEO, said in a news release Thursday.

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Morningstar Inc. still can't determine whether open architecture is better than closed architecture in the design of target-date funds.

VAW , VB , VBK , VBR , VCR , VDC , VDE , VEU , VFH , VGK , VGT , VHT , VIG , VIS , VNQ , VO , VOE , VOT , VOX , VPL , VPU , VTI , VTV , VUG , VV , VWO , VXF , VYM Capture ratio is a statistic that measures an equity's performance relative to some benchmark over a specific period of time.

For those afraid the market will take a turn for the worse, we offer a selection of Gold- and Silver-rated stock funds that have beaten their peers during downturns.

With a lot of equity dividend yields now surpassing bond yields, the case for dividends might seem like a no-brainer. And while portfolio manager Mike Foss believes that good times lie ahead for dividend investors, he warns that clients still need to be careful not to fall into the trap of chasing the highest yields.

As countless investors, analysts, lawyers and public officials are acutely aware, Facebook spent its first full week of trading after its IPO an anemic 0.61% on its first day of trading on the NASDAQ on May 18 - shares closed the session at $38.23, compared to a $38 IPO price - the stock entered a rapid free-fall. It sank to the low $30 range ... (more)

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The Boston behemoth plans to hire three global bond managers this year, bringing the number of managers in its $217 billion bond group up to 21, compared with 15 in 2008.

Washington, May 25 : Even as Facebook continued to face heat over whether they gave unfair advantage to preferred clients, IPO analysts have said rules need to be changed to allow investors a more even playing field to sell their shares.

Long-term growth prospects in India are drawing the attention of mutual fund companies in the U.S. Ten U.S. funds specialize in Indian stocks, and half of those have been launched over the past 1 1/2 years.

Friday, in a generally positive article about Lime Energy , I noted that the top five executives at the company seemed overpaid in comparison to one of their nearest rivals, Orion Energy Systems .

Chicago-based Harris Associates LP, manager of the Oakmark Funds, had $64.5 billion in assets as of year-end 2011, including over $65 billion in 13-F assets per its latest Q1 2012 filing with the SEC, an increase from the $55 billion we reported earlier at the end of the prior quarter.

Utility CFOs rally in support of averting rise in dividend, capital gains tax - Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:48 PM was putting its assets in the Denver-Julesburg Basin on the market is a clear indication of the company's overreach in acquiring property in recent years, an analyst following the company said.

George, a retired Chicago-area individual investor, recently called me with a conundrum.

Aberdeen Asset Management Plc's Jeremy Whitley says the best way to cope with the European debt crisis as a stock investor might be to overlook it.

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Wells Fargo decides to assertively push the expansion of its $444 billion mutual funds business internationally.