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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
FINANCIAL TIMES NEWS
Techs Reflect on Decade Since Dotcom Boom
The bursting of the bubble had a huge impact on the business of financing technology start-ups. But it went much further than that.
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Nasdaq Quote and Chart
VIDEO REPORT
Best Alternatives Keep It Simple
AQR's Cliff Asness says alternative strategies can play a role in investors' portfolios, if they're simple, transparent, and offered at a reasonable fee.
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Method of Merger-Arbitrage, Managed Futures
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What Investors Should Look for in Alternatives
STOCK STRATEGIST
Happy Birthday, Rally
What's done well, what's lagged behind, and what's next?
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Fund Quickrank: 1 Year Top Performers
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Stock Quickrank: 1 Year Top Performers
FUND SPY
Making Sense of an Incredible Rally
The past 12 months have provided a ride to remember--and to forget.
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Surprised by Changes in Your 1-Year Returns
This Month?
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Perspectives: What a Difference a Year Makes
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Fund Category 1-Year Returns
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FT Short View: One Year Into the Rally
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Archive: Funds Going from Heroes to Ho-Hum
THE SHORT ANSWER
Dividend Payers Hold Appeal, but Be Mindful of Risks
Don't swap your whole fixed-income position for dividend-paying stocks, says Morningstar's Christine Benz.
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Don't Get Burned by Your Bonds
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Picks to Keep Truckin'
Where Washington's Leaning on Retirement Issues
Why Venture into Frontier Markets
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Stocks
ULTIMATE STOCK-PICKERS
Top 10 Buys and Sells from Our Ultimate Stock-Pickers
Our managers have tweaked their holdings in response to last year's market rally.
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More Ultimate Stock-Picker Articles
Engineering and Construction: Government Gives, Competition Burns
Consumers: Watch What They Do, Not What They Say
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ETF Research
ETF WEEKLY
What ETF Investors Are Buying and Selling
A look at fund flow trends and the best- and worst-performing ETFs last week.
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Sector SPDR Trends and Health-Care Opportunities
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Best- and Worst-Performing ETFs
Free Trades Don't Always Equal Good Trades for ETF Investors
Check-Up on Health-Care ETFs
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Portfolio & Money Management
PERSPECTIVES: Stevens Wealth Management
Roth Conversions and Stock-Based Compensation: A Case Study
Roth IRA conversions get more complicated when you add in stock option exercises or vesting of restricted stock.
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Stevens: A Roth IRA Conversion Checklist
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IRA Conversion Fact Sheet
A Simple Lesson from the Last Decade: Diversification Works
Starting a Life Together? It's Time to Talk Finances
Why Tilt Value?
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Funds
FUND SPY
Can a Money-Market King Wear Two Crowns?
Federated's aversion to risk has allowed some--but not all--of its funds to shine.
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Cash Is Not Trash
Pay Attention to the Men behind the Curtain at Vanguard
Making the Trend Your Friend
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+20%
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European Stocks Flat; Euro, Pound Under Pressure
Asian Stocks End Mixed After Strong China Trade Data
U.S. Markets
Stocks Close Slightly Higher on Slow News Flow
Top Stories
Kroger Shows Resilience in 4Q
Dick's Provides Upbeat 2010 Outlook
No Surprises from TI's Mid-Quarter Update
On Tap
Children's Place Earnings
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Wholesale Inventories
In Other News
Burger King Same-Store Sales Drop 8.2% In US, Canada
MGM Mirage To Sell Up To $845 Million In Notes To Pay Other Debt
Marriott To Double Number Of Rooms In Europe By 2015
Cisco Unveils Faster Internet Router
Sony's TV Set Business Shifts Into "Attack" Mode
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Earnings
Econ Reports
IMAX CORP
Tomorrow
IMAX should benefit from strong box office results.
LDK SOLAR CO
Tomorrow
Results might improve from last quarter, but we still find LDK Solar far too risky to warrant investment.
WESTERN GAS PTR
Aft Close
We look forward to hearing more detail on the Granger drop-down, what organic growth might stem from it, and its impact on first-quarter earnings.
STEWART ENTRP A
Tomorrow
We anticipate modest improvement in trust asset value, partially offset by weakness in preneed sales.
DELHAIZE-LE
Tomorrow
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Treasury Budget
Mar 10
Market Consensus
-$221.0B
Actual
Wholesale Inventories
Mar 10
Market Consensus
0.2%
Actual
Crude Inventories
Mar 10
Market Consensus
NA
Actual
Continuing Claims
Mar 11
Market Consensus
4500K
Actual
Initial Claims
Mar 11
Market Consensus
460K
Actual
Trade Balance
Mar 11
Market Consensus
-$41.0B
Actual
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Berkshire Hathaway
Ford
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Market Indexes
U.S.
Asian
European
DJIA
10,564
11.9
0.1%
3/9/2010 4:04 PM
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S&P 500
1,140
2.0
0.2%
3/9/2010 4:59 PM
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NASDAQ
2,341
8.5
0.4%
3/9/2010 4:15 PM
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Russell 2000
670
2.5
0.4%
3/9/2010 4:01 PM
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U.S.
Asian
European
Shanghai
3,049
-20.2
-0.7%
3/10/2010 3:00 PM
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Nikkei 225
10,564
-3.7
0.0%
3/10/2010 3:29 PM
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Hang Seng
21,208
0.7
0.0%
3/10/2010 4:15 PM
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Bombay
17,098
45.8
0.3%
3/10/2010 4:00 PM
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Australia
4,830
0.5
0.0%
3/10/2010 4:10 PM
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U.S.
Asian
European
FTSE 100
5,601
-0.9
0.0%
3/10/2010 10:24 AM
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CAC 40 Paris
3,917
7.0
0.2%
3/10/2010 11:24 AM
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DAX Frankfurt
5,892
6.0
0.1%
3/10/2010 11:24 AM
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AEX Amstrdm
339
0.1
0.0%
3/10/2010 11:24 AM
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SMI Zurich
6,860
-8.3
-0.1%
3/10/2010 11:24 AM
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Portfolio
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Morningstar Screen
Portfolio
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Morningstar Screen
Gainers
$ Price
% Change
Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc.
7.87
49.34%
Cost Plus, Inc.
2.65
28.02%
Edap TMS SA
3.04
20.87%
Wabash National Corporation
5.04
20.57%
TranSwitch Corporation
3.34
18.02%
Losers
$ Price
% Change
FPIC Insurance Group, Inc.
26.97
-31.08%
OccuLogix, Inc.
2.85
-30.49%
Ohio Legacy Corporation
2.44
-20.78%
Sigmatron International
5.97
-18.66%
Zygo Corporation
8.49
-15.61%
Most Active
$ Price
% Change
Citigroup, Inc.
3.82
7.30%
Bank of America Corporation
16.80
0.36%
Cisco Systems, Inc.
26.13
0.00%
Sprint Nextel Corporation
3.62
6.47%
Ford Motor Company
12.80
-1.01%
Portfolio
Gainers, Losers, Actives
Morningstar Screen
February's Best Performing Wide Moat Stocks
Name
1 Month
Return
Morningstar
Rating
Compass Minerals International, Inc.
20.43
Autodesk, Inc.
17.19
Buckeye GP Holdings L.P.
14.26
Capella Education Company
13.21
Data as of 03-01-10
How TIAA-CREFs Largest Funds Are Performing
Name
3-year
% Rank
TIAA-CREF Bond Instl
49
TIAA-CREF International Eq Instl
76
TIAA-CREF Equity Index Instl
43
TIAA-CREF Mid-Cap Value Retire
52
Data as of 03-04-10
Commodity Futures
Gold
$1,125.60
0.18%
Mar 10
Light Crude
$81.35
-0.17%
Apr 10
Natural Gas
$4.51
-0.09%
Apr 10
Treasury Yield
Historical Yields
Gov’t Bond Returns
Maturity
%Yield
6 Month
0.21
2 Year
0.89
5 Year
2.34
10 Year
3.71
30 Year
4.68
1 Yr Ago
Last Close
Treasury Yield
Historical Yields
Gov’t Bond Returns
Maturity
%Yield
6 Month
0.21
2 Year
0.89
5 Year
2.34
10 Year
3.71
30 Year
4.68
6 Month Note Yield
Treasury Yield
Historical Yields
Gov’t Bond Returns
M* Index
Value
US Gov
181.44
Short US Govt
167.48
Mid US Govt
191.07
Long US Govt
192.87
US Govt Bond
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