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Registered Rep. December 16, 2010 Diana Britton	Are Retail Investors (Finally) Warming Up to Equities? Up until this month, analysts at Morningstar have noticed a divergence between individual investors, who have been gung ho for bonds, and money managers, who have mostly been bullish on equities -- and bearish on bonds.
Registered Rep. November 24, 2010 Diana Britton	Stampede Out Of Municipal Bonds Is Temporary; Reversal Ahead Record municipal bond outflows last week represent a short-term blip in the market, some industry sources say.
Registered Rep. February 1, 2011 Diana Britton	American Funds: A Victim of Its Own Success? The mutual fund giant's fortunes seem to have turned, with sizeable outflows.
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