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Mutual fund superstars are now falling stars

The superstar fund manager, promoted by mutual fund companies and put on a pedestal by the media, was frequently a creation of fund buyers and financial advisers alike confusing brilliance with a bull market. Those days are gone.

5:01 p.m. Today
Here’s yet another reason to sell a mutual fund

Manager departures aren’t usually as earth-shaking as when Bill Gross left Pimco, but they can cause changes in fund performance and must be factored into investors’ thinking, write Conrad de Aenlle..

2:49 p.m. Today
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Fidelity Contra /quotes/zigman/226510/realtime 101.47 +0.64 +0.63%
Vanguard 500 Idx /quotes/zigman/245160/realtime 184.24 +1.15 +0.63%
CGM Tr Focus /quotes/zigman/188272/realtime 39.41 +0.05 +0.13%
Dodge Cox Stock /quotes/zigman/224556/realtime 177.35 +0.69 +0.39%
Fairholme /quotes/zigman/265845/realtime 37.29 +0.07 +0.19%
T. Rowe Price Eq Inc /quotes/zigman/240035/realtime 33.76 +0.19 +0.57%
USAA Metals Min /quotes/zigman/244622/realtime 11.93 -0.93 -7.23%

Exchange Traded Funds »

Market treats, not tricks

The Fed’s ending of QE did nothing to dissuade Jim Lowell from expecting that the U.S. economy will produce moderately faster growth.

19 min ago
SPY
10/30/2014 4:00pm
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
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199.38
+1.27 +0.64%
Exchange traded funds ›
PowerShares QQQ /quotes/zigman/105934/composite 100.02 +0.21 +0.21%
iShares Russell 2000 /quotes/zigman/260873/composite 114.87 +0.97 +0.85%
Financial Sector SPDR /quotes/zigman/246222/composite 23.57 +0.13 +0.55%
Energy Sector SPDR /quotes/zigman/246199/composite 85.68 -0.31 -0.36%
iShares MSCI Em Mkt /quotes/zigman/322623/composite 41.97 +0.39 +0.94%

Stocks »

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Members of the world’s richest club make half-a-million bucks per minute

The world’s richest 85 people saw their collective wealth rise $668 million per day for a year, reports Oxfam, in a new report entitled ‘Even it Up.’

5:00 p.m. Today
U.S. stocks: Dow lifted by Visa gains

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ran ahead of the other two key benchmarks, as a jump in its biggest component Visa Inc. on Thursday lifted the index, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq was slightly lower

12:00 p.m. Today
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C /quotes/zigman/5065548/composite 53.15 +0.51 +0.97%
MSFT /quotes/zigman/20493/composite 46.05 -0.57 -1.22%
INTC /quotes/zigman/20392/composite 32.58 -1.34 -3.95%
CSCO /quotes/zigman/20039/composite 24.08 -0.02 -0.08%
F /quotes/zigman/264304/composite 13.95 +0.04 +0.29%
WFC /quotes/zigman/239557/composite 52.46 +0.29 +0.56%
JPM /quotes/zigman/272085/composite 59.39 +0.10 +0.17%

Private Offerings »

Price4Limo raising $2,500,000.00 on EquityNet
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Bonds »

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Announces Pricing of $50,000,000 Million of Senior Notes Due 2019

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Announces Pricing of $50,000,000 Million of Senior Notes Due 2019

2 min ago
Argentina Central Bank Borrows $814m Under China Currency Swap

Argentina’s central bank tapped a currency swap line with its Chinese counterpart for the first time on Thursday, requesting the equivalent of about $814 million at a time when its hard currency reserves are under pressure.

16 min ago
10/30/2014 5:04pm
3 Month Treasury Bill
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Bonds ›
6 mo Treasury /quotes/zigman/4868182/delayed 0.06 0.00 0.00%
2 yr Treasury /quotes/zigman/4868354/delayed 0.49 +0.0040 +0.83%
5 yr Treasury /quotes/zigman/4868109/delayed 1.58 0.00 0.00%
10 yr Treasury /quotes/zigman/4868283/delayed 2.31 +0.0010 +0.04%
30 yr Treasury /quotes/zigman/4868063/delayed 3.05 -0.0010 -0.03%

Options »

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In China, Money Managers Score With Who They Know

In China, money managers aren't judged on what they know. Rather, what's important is who they know. Simon Constable joins MoneyBeat to discuss. Photo: Getty video content

11:33 a.m. Oct. 24, 2014
Should Investors Be Extra Careful With Funds in 2015?

Where should investors turn during the homestretch of 2014 to make money? Should they hold back until the first quarter of 2015? Blue Marble Research Advisory President Vinny Catalano joins Simon Constable on the News Hub with the answers. Photo: iStock/AlexKalina video content

9:52 a.m. Sept. 2, 2014
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CBOE Volatility Index
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DJIA /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime 17,195.42 +221.11 +1.30%
COMP /quotes/zigman/12633936/realtime 4,566.14 +16.91 +0.37%
RUT /quotes/zigman/2759624/delayed 1,155.77 +9.40 +0.82%
MID /quotes/zigman/6015543/realtime 1,401.67 +3.94 +0.28%

Currencies »

U.S. dollar approaches four-year high after Fed

The dollar rises against major currencies after a slightly more hawkish tone from the Fed.

5:03 p.m. Today
Oil falls, snapping two-day winning streak

Oil prices declined Thursday, backing away from two straight sessions of gains.

4:32 p.m. Today
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Japanese Yen
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Commodities »

Constellation Software Inc. Announces Changes to its Board of Directors

Constellation Software Inc. Announces Changes to its Board of Directors

6 min ago
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