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Reuters Money: Unsinkable ways to avoid a Titanic portfolio

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04/23/2012
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Unsinkable ways to avoid a Titanic portfolio
CHICAGO (Reuters) - By now you're probably seasick of hearing about the 100th anniversary of the Titanic tragedy and the myriad analyses of why it sunk and what it means. Yet for some of us who felt compelled to see the James Cameron movie again - and got suckered into paying for a disappointing 3D - we're still looking for metaphors and analogies.
Analysis: Smaller managed futures funds tempt investors
LONDON (Reuters) - Smaller managed futures funds able to exploit niche commodity markets and the most volatile conditions are increasingly likely to win assets from investors disappointed with returns from the big trend-followers that dominate the industry.
ECB easing bets increase as euro crisis intensifies
LONDON (Reuters) - Short-term euro zone interest rates are pricing in a rising chance that the European Central Bank may ease monetary policy further later this year as the sovereign debt crisis intensifies and the economic outlook worsens.
China PMI eases slowdown fears: Clyde Russell
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - It may be a touch early to be definitive but it looks like Western investors' fears about a sharper slowdown in China have been overstated.
Britons' finance fears grow on lower pay, higher debt
LONDON (Reuters) - Britons became more worried about their finances in April as they took home less pay, saw their debts mount and expected living costs to rise over the next year but they felt more upbeat about their job security, a survey showed on Monday.
Ever-selective DFA sees growth in Asia, US 401(k)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dimensional Fund Advisors is notorious for not marketing to financial advisers, instead requiring advisers to take the initiative and do some homework to even be considered as clients.
For some investors, TIPS may not be what they think
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government's inflation-linked bonds have become increasingly popular among investors who fear a jump in consumer prices, but less sophisticated buyers run the risk of large losses they may not understand.
Banker turns WaMu layoff into Hobbit parody
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Since T.S. Eliot's brief career at Lloyds Bank of London, the connections between banking and literature have remained tenuous at best - especially when you narrow the focus to the genre of "banking-related fantasy novel parodies."
Illinois governor unveils "bold" plan to save pensions
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois would shore up its sagging public employment retirement system under a plan outlined on Friday by Governor Pat Quinn that gives workers a choice between higher contributions and lower benefits.
Hedge fund manager sentenced for Ponzi scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Brian Kim was sentenced on Friday in New York state court to up to 15 years in prison, a month after pleading guilty to running a $6 million Ponzi scheme.
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