PIMCO Total Return Fund

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  Bill Gross Launches Alternative PIMCO Total Return Fund

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2011

  PIMCO bond guru Bill Gross has made headlines once again, this time by launching a new version of his Total Return Fund that eschews risky high-yield strategies.

• PIMCO Total Return Loses Big In November

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 13, 2010

  Outflows second highest for the month out of 10 largest bond funds.

• Lipper Says Second Quarter Not Kind to Funds, Markets

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 29, 2010

  After a decent first quarter, when stocks rose between 3.6% and 8.9% and many mutual funds showed strong returns, the markets and plenty of funds are back in the red in the second quarter through June 24, according to Lipper's preliminary data.

• Second Quarter Not Kind to Funds, Says Lipper

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 29, 2010

  Precious-metal funds, though, are up close to 12% for the quarter and nearly 13% for the year through June 24.

• Investors Leaving Money Markets, As Flows Go to Bonds, Equities

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2010

  According to the latest Lipper research, investors withdrew nearly $150 billion from money market funds in March, their 14th straight month of net redemptions. They...

• Bull, Tech Funds Leading the Pack: Mutual Fund Weekly Wrapup

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 28, 2010

  The latest Lipper research--tracking fund categories and fund performance--indicates that, among the largest funds, the Pimco Total Return Fund has risen 3.75% year to date, though in the week ended May 28 it declined 0.5%.

• Bull, Tech Funds Leading the Pack; Vanguard Reopens Convertible Fund

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 28, 2010

  In the taxable fixed-income group, the bull and ultra-long Treasuries dominate the quarter-to-date and year-to-date charts, according to Lipper data.

• Q109 Results: Fixed Income Up

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  May 1, 2009

  The top-performing floating-rate taxable funds gained from about 8.80 percent to as much as 13.77 percent in the first three months of 2009, according to...

• New CEOs at Vanguard, Pimco

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 1, 2008

  Bill McNabb has succeeded Jack Brennan as Vanguard's CEO, making him the third CEO in Vanguard's 33 years as an investment firm. Brennan remains chairman...

• Dear Mr. President ...

  By Staff Writer  |  September 1, 2008

  Dear Mr. President (and Mr./Ms. Investor): You have inherited a mess. This is the subject of a recent monthly investment-outlook newsletter penned by Bill Gross. Gross,...