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New this week at WealthManagerWeb.com

Dodd Releases Draft of Financial Reforms
  Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut) released a draft of financial reforms on March 15 that is extensively re-worded and watered down from his robust November 10 Discussion Draft… Read More
Nobel Laureates Call for Fiduciary Standard
  A group of American luminaries, including Nobel Laureates, top academics, economists and Wall Street leaders calls for the fiduciary standard in financial reforms… Read More
Quantitative Investment Strategies
  Since the advent of the computer, particularly the desktop computer, investment professionals have looked for a mathematical solution to the world's equity markets… Read More
Janet Yellen Possible Fed Vice Chair Choice
  San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen is reported to be President Obama's top candidate for Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve… Read More
Pension Funding Slightly Better
  Corporate pension plans grew slightly as U.S. equities gained and bond yields ticked up, according to Bank of New York Mellon Asset Management report… Read More

Blog: Regulatory Reason

See Knut Rostad's newest blog post in Regulatory Reason, exploring the regulatory and compliance issues that affect wealth managers.

Knut Rostad

One Cheer for NAIFA
The number and quality of serious misunderstandings besieging the fiduciary standard discussion is significant and unfortunate… Read More


Also at WealthManagerWeb.com

Roth IRA Conversion Beckons
  Tax advisors believe a Roth IRA conversion would benefit 43% of their clients this year, a big increase from 13% last year, according to a new study… Read More
Succession Planning: Sooner Is Better
  Succession planning can help RIAs build strong and more valuable practices… Read More
Fidelity RIA, Broker/Dealer Groups Name New Leaders for RM, Investing
  The two units of Fidelity Investments that serve the custody needs of RIAs and the clearing needs of independent broker/dealers announced some key changes in its management… Read More
Global IPO Long/Short Exposure
  As investment strategists call for ever-more diverse asset allocations in client portfolios… Read More
Actively Managed Global Fund Alternative to Indexes
  As wealth managers seek to diversify clients' portfolios with allocations abroad, fund companies are adding vehicles that may provide easy access to non-U.S. markets… Read More

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This survey, inaugurated last year, gauges the attitudes, insights and AUM of women who manage wealth. Wildly popular in its first year, we hope for even more participation in 2010. To participate, click here.

All Select Sector SPDRs: Weekly Flows


Source: Select Sector SPDRs

Select Sector SPDRs summary for the week ended March 5:

The S&P 500 eked out a 0.99% gain for the week; it's up 3.13% year-to-date.

Assets in Sector SPDRs fell by $199,320,000 for the week, or 0.60%.

The number of Sector SPDR shares created fell by 3.6 million shares for the week, or 0.30%.

Volume was "better," with 745,385,000 million Sector SPDR shares changing hands. The Financials Sector SPDR (XLF), as usual, captured the lion's share of volume–with 406,843,000 shares trading.

This week, the best-performing Sector SPDR was Financials(XLF), up 2.10%. The Healthcare Sector SPDR (XLV), was the laggard this week, off 0.56%.

For more weekly net flows charts for Select Sector SPDRs please click here.

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