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Why Osterweis Strategic Income's Carl Kaufman is a big fan of The Hunger Games.

2. Fighting Investor-Rights Abuses in China

An interview with Dan David, research director at GeoInvesting, which has played a leading role in uncovering problems in U.S.-listed Chinese companies.

3. ETFs Seek Their Own Voice in Washington

The National ETF Association, formed by a trio of executives, seeks to lobby for the needs of its diverse members.

4. Putting a New Charge in ETFs

Hundreds of funds barely trade these days. Is paying market makers the right way to generate more interest?

5. Health-Care Stocks on Sale

Kris Jenner, who manages the red-hot T. Rowe Price Health Sciences Fund, is especially bullish on small- and mid-caps.

6. Investing In Reform

Former SEC chief Richard Breeden's fund looks for opportunities at companies in need of change. Among them: Steris, H&R Block and Zale.

7. Is America Becoming an Anti-Risk Welfare State?

Niall Ferguson, economic and financial historian, sees parallels between the U.S. now and the mid-20th-century U.K.

8. Hedge Funds Arrive on Madison Avenue

Washington's new JOBS Act empowers funds to advertise themselves more broadly–sort of.

9. ETFs for Squeamish Investors

What you should know about the increasingly popular array of low-volatility funds.

10. Large-Cap Stocks Across the Risk Spectrum

Capital Advisor's Keith Goddard sees merit in both stable earners like Staples and more questionable prospects like Nokia.

11. A Muni Fund With a Twist

Alan Hart and Guy Benstead run a long/short portfolio that has returned 14% over the past year.

12. Fiscal Follies, Monetary Mischief

Stanford Prof. John Taylor believes that government economic policies should be constrained and predictable rather than ad hoc and discretionary. In particular, he is extremely leery of stimulus spending, and the looming possibility of QE3.

13. Not Quite Social to Social Media

The really big ETFs have so far not seen a social-media company large enough to warrant a significant holding. That will change with the IPO of Facebook. But will its listing signal the arrival of a whole new industry, or just a single big company?

14. Regulatory Turf Wars

New and sometimes unclear and conflicting regulations from the Commodities Futures Trading Commission have the fund industry in a tizzy, prompting the Investment Company Institute's first lawsuit in over 40 years.

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1. Treading Lightly In World Markets With ETFs

Although bullish about stocks in the shorter-term, Alan Zafran of Luminous Capital sees longer-term concerns ranging from European debt to China's lumpy growth facing portfolio managers and advisers. As a result, he's now favoring exchange-traded funds focused on dividends and high-quality municipal as well as corporate bonds.

2. Wealth: Why Advisers Shouldn't Go Independent

Going independent isn't right for every adviser. Plus, how to claim a parent as a tax deduction. And, a look at wireless infrastructure stocks. Dow Jones Wealth Adviser's Veronica Dagher reports.

3. Searching for Yield In Bond ETFs

With interest rates at historically low levels, exchange-traded funds are providing portfolio managers and advisers with a flexible set of investment tools to build diversified bond portfolios, says Fane Opperman, a managing director at Wells Fargo Advisors. Right now, his team is using ETFs to gain exposure to high-yield issues and emerging markets debt.

4. Predicting When the Fed Will Hike Rates

Will the euro still exist in five years, and when will the Federal Reserve change course on interest rates? At a recent MarketWatch Investing Insights event in New York, bond-market experts made their predictions. (Photo: Getty Images)

5. Risks to Watch For in Muni Bonds, Junk Bonds

Are you chasing yield with junk bonds? Your bond portfolio likely is a lot more correlated to stocks than you realize. That's among the risks discussed by experts at a recent MarketWatch Investing Insights event in New York.

6. Rate Outlook Poses Big Risks for Bond Investors

With interest rates near all-time lows, bond investors are between a rock and a hard place. At a MarketWatch Investing Insights event, bond experts discuss the risks and strategies investors should be thinking about now.

7. Bond Investing: Risks and Strategies

At a MarketWatch Investing Insights panel discussion, William O'Donnell, head of U.S. Treasury strategy at RBS Securities Inc., talks about how investors can best manage their bond investments in a time of ultralow interest rates.

8. Wealth: Managing A Lump Sum From Early Retirement

Here are some tips on how to manage a lump sum from taking an early retirement. Plus, ETNs may have more risks then investors realize. And, how to raise a young philanthropist. Dow Jones Wealth Adviser's Veronica Dagher reports.

9. Teaching Children the Basics of Investing

Saving, goal-setting and the basics of investing are some of the lessons adviser Jorie Johnson recently taught elementary school children that can apply to adults as well.

10. Changes Facing Funds Investors

Financial adviser Ken Weingarten talks with WSJ's Rachel Ensign about the tax uncertainties facing investors as they look ahead to 2013.

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1. ETFs Seek Their Own Voice in Washington

The National ETF Association, formed by a trio of executives, seeks to lobby for the needs of its diverse members.

2. Hedge Funds Arrive on Madison Avenue

Washington's new JOBS Act empowers funds to advertise themselves more broadly–sort of.

3. Regulatory Turf Wars

4. U.S. Fund Companies Struggle in India

Overnight and without warning, Indian regulators banned sales loads. Try that in the U.S.

5. The Muni Roller Coaster

Investors pummeled as rising interest rates push share prices below underlying net asset value.

6. Hedgies Could Face Higher Income Taxes

Sentiment about giving tax breaks on "carried interest" grows, both in the U.S. and abroad.

7. The New Math: Same as the Old Math

A report from S&P shows that 84% of actively managed funds failed to beat their benchmarks last year—and even managers with the best five-year returns often fail to stay on top over the longer term.

8. Pssst! Wanna Borrow Some Shares?

Securities lending can be a lucrative source of fund revenue, according to a recent study. But there is a catch.

9. Fidelity Joins Money-Fund Fray

Manager of the biggest fund says SEC's new rules could "destroy" the industry.

10. Tapping the Brakes on High-Speed Trading

The SEC reiterates that regulatory changes for high-frequency trading are still on the table.

11. Hartford Board Acts on Cue

Wellington may eventually subadvise on all of Hartford's 77 funds.

12. Law Protects Fund Companies From Investors

Two legal decisions give substantial protection to mutual-fund ownership companies. So who's liable at the funds?

13. Seasoned Vets Run Rookie Funds

A few very young value funds get the once-over from our funds columnist. Three are run by investment veterans, while a fourth features an intriguing dark horse.

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