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    Europe on the Brink

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  1. Here's a Reality Check for Investors Considering Tactical Funds

    Michael Herbst

    Given the number of emails and calls we're getting, we're not alone in wrestling with tactical asset allocation.

  2. Nonlisted REITs: Handle With Care

    Philip J. Martin

    When listed REITs offer so many benefits, it’s hard to go nonlisted, for now.

  3. 'SOSEPP' Problems

    Natalie Choate

    The "series of substantially equal periodic payments" exception to the 10% premature IRA distribution penalty is a tricky one.

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    Morningstar associate director of fund analysis Miriam Sjoblom explains what drove municipal bonds' great performance in 2011 and what issues may lie ahead for muni investors.

  3. A 'January Effect' for Bond Fund Flows

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