In fact, trailing data suggests that active Fixed Income Managers have provided a better value proposition (measured by alpha generated relative to fee paid) than Large Cap Equity managers.

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First, they must carry a pro rata profit actually earned by the fund, instead of a fixed return being tied up with their face value.

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The person who sets up the trust gets annual payments adding up to the asset's original value, plus a return based on a fixed interest rate set by the Internal Revenue Service.

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In a summary of TARP efforts on Thursday, Geithner pointed out that prime fixed-rate securities, the sort once envisioned as purchases for the program, have increased in value by 40% as liquidity has come back to markets.

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