Fund Flow

Money still flowing into equity mutual funds. AMG's response to the huge differences between mutual fund cash flow data provided by AMG in April and the numbers reported by ICI.

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New equity supply running $1.5 billion per week, with U.S. focus equity fund inflows now about $0.7 billion per week (no longer in balance).

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Bond funds experienced new redemptions in March, but U.S. focus equity funds still experiencing significant inflows.

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New equity supply reached record levels in 1993, but in January the flow of new equity offerings dried up. Mutual fund flows not as strong as in January, but pretty close. International flow still strong.

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Don't expect to see net mutual fund redemptions yet. Public still expected to buy on weakness.

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It has been an incredible year for the fund industry, with unprecedented cash flows into all types of mutual funds.

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Yes, there are more negative points than positive points, but the margin is not enough to be considered a sell signal. Don’t jump the gun.

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It appears that U.S. focus equity mutual funds suffered a mild case of net redemptions during the last half of November, but the public was back on the "buy side" by the end of the month.

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The late October bond market retreat spilled over into November, as nervous investors continued to be bombarded with better than expected economic reports.

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Last issue, this publication focused on the current institutional fixation on earnings momentum and earnings surprise in terms of stock selection and stock retention. Ultimately this investment strategy will be over exploited, but when?

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Savvy U.S. professional investors have been buying foreign stocks for a number of years now. Somewhat more recently, pension funds have been focusing on foreign diversification. Now, in 1993 mutual fund investors have become increasingly enamored with foreign stocks.

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A form of momentum investing that is becoming increasingly common these days, but not discussed much.

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Savvy U.S. professional investors have been buying foreign stocks for a number of years now. Somewhat more recently, pension funds have been focusing on foreign diversification. Now mutual fund investors have become increasingly enamored with foreign stocks.

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The bond market's wish list was fulfilled in August. Inflation readings came in below expectations, economic signals continued to point towards sluggish growth and signs of deficit reduction progress surfaced once again.

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The public continues to roll the money into mutual funds and Wall Street continues to roll out the new equity offerings. The supply/demand standoff more or less continued in June.

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The public continues to roll the money into mutual funds and Wall Street continues to roll out the new equity offerings. The supply/demand standoff more or less continued in May.

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May supply/demand, seasonal investing and a study of Beta.

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The public continues to roll the money into mutual funds and Wall Street continues to roll out the new equity offerings. The Supply/Demand standoff more or less continued in April.

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Portfolio managers themselves are increasingly cautious towards the stock market, with the great majority very concerned about the Clinton economic program and very recently shaken by the Phillip Morris debacle.

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Today the unexpectedly bad unemployment numbers were released. The Fed immediately announced an almost panicky half point cut in the discount rate. The economic recovery may not be for real.

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