The Economy
READING INDICATORS
Strong growth is likely to slow--temporarily--in the first half of 2012, says Morningstar's Bob Johnson.
Stocks
OPTION SPOTLIGHT
Implied volatility has fallen and remains elevated relative to the last year only for health-care companies.
CEFs
CLOSED-END FUND WEEKLY
Comparing the performance of unleveraged municipal CEFs with that of open-end funds shows that the CEFs outperform over the long run.
Funds
FUND MANAGER Q&A
BlackRock's Rick Rieder touches on what still has yet to be addressed in the eurozone and where he's investing in sovereign risk.
Perspectives
PERSPECTIVES: iShares
Investors are still looking at Treasuries as a safe haven, even though the yield of the 10-year note has dipped below the rate of core inflation for the first time in 30 years.
Real Life Finance
ETFs
ETF INVESTING
Correlations have increased across the market, but a few bastions of diversification remain.
Bonds
Market Barometer
Lg
Md
Sm
Value—Growth
Day Return
+1.25%
0
-1.25%
1Wk Return
+1.25%
0
-1.25%
1Mo Return
+4%
0
-4%
3Mo Return
+8%
0
-8%
1Yr Return
+20%
0
-20%
3Yr Return
+20%
0
-20%
1Wk1Mo3Mo1Yr3Yr
Jan 27
Market Consensus
3.2%
Actual
2.8%
Market Consensus
1.5%
Actual
0.4%
Market Consensus
74.2
Actual
75.0
Market Consensus
0.4
Actual
Market Consensus
0.1
Actual
Market Consensus
0.2
Actual
Market Indexes
DJIA
12,660
-74.2
-0.6%
S&P 500
1,316
-2.1
-0.2%
NASDAQ
2,817
11.3
0.4%
Morningstar U.S. Market
3,315
-1.1
0.0%
Morningstar Small Cap
5,080
43.1
0.9%
$1,737.60
0.63%
Feb 12
$99.76
0.06%
Mar 12
$2.77
4.37%
Mar 12
Maturity
%Yield
6 Month
0.08
2 Year
0.22
5 Year
0.75
10 Year
1.93
30 Year
3.07
1 Yr Ago
Last Close
Data as of last close
  
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