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Lipper 2012 First Quarter Fixed Income Mutual Fund Performance Review WebEx Replay

Published on 10 Apr 2012, by Jeff Tjornehoj
Despite headlines trumpeting the return of equities, fixed income fund held their ground in Q1 and produced solid returns. Jeff Tjornehoj breaks down where the action was at and looks for conditions to improve for fixed income in the quarters ahead.

Lipper 2011 First Quarter Fixed Income Mutual Fund Performance Review WebEx Replay

Published on 12 Apr 2011, by Jeff Tjornehoj
Headline risk kept most bond fund groups in the black at the end of Q1. Long-term Treasury and some--but not all--municipal debt funds groups were the quarter's worst performers, badly trailing riskier high yield and flexible income strategies. Jeff Tjornehoj walks listeners through the ups and downs that marked Q1 2011.

Lipper 2011 First Quarter Equity Mutual Fund Performance Review WebEx Replay

Published on 12 Apr 2011, by Tom Roseen
Equity funds strung together their third consecutive quarter of plus-side returns, gaining (+5.14%). For Q1 2011, 73 of Lipper's 79 equity fund classifications posted positive returns. For the second consecutive quarter, United States Diversified Equity Funds (+6.04%) outpaced its Sector Equity Funds (+5.67%), Mixed Equity Funds (+3.66%), and World Equity Funds (+2.60%) counterparts in Q1. Tom highlights Q1 trends and provides his outlook in this WebEx presentation.

Lipper 2010 Second Quarter Equity Mutual Fund Performance Review WebEx Replay

Published on 07 Jul 2010, by Tom Roseen
Equity funds, declining 10.42%, suffered during second quarter 2010 their first quarterly loss in five and their worst thrashing since fourth quarter 2008. For the quarter all but 2 of Lipper’s 79 equity fund classifications posted negative returns. Dedicated Short-Bias Funds (+9.92%) and Precious Metals Funds (+9.18%) were the only equity classifications with plus-side performance.

Lipper 2010 Second Quarter Hedge Fund Performance Review WebEx Replay

Published on 07 Jul 2010, by Pennapa Tantiyakul
Pennapa reviews first quarter 2010 hedge fund performance and flows.

2009 Q1 Fixed Income Funds Review

Published on 31 Mar 2009, by Jeff Tjornehoj
Bond fund investors returned to riskier pockets of the market in first quarter 2009, gaining confidence that the stimulus/ rescue plans put forth by the Obama administration (and in concert with the Fed) would support asset values. (To be honest, there were some screaming deals left over from the fourth quarter that warranted attention.)

2009 Q1 Equity Funds Review

Published on 31 Mar 2009, by Tom Roseen
After the major indices posted their worst January and February returns on record (and keep in mind, according to the Stock Traders Almanac’s January Barometer: “As January goes, so goes the year”), March provided the best monthly stock gains in over six years, shielding us from a repeat of the disaster of fourth quarter 2008.
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