Wells Fargo Advantage Funds is one of the nation's largest providers of mutual funds servicing investment professionals, institutional investors, and individual investors. http://www.wellsfargo.com/advantagefunds Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation "How can equities be hitting new highs when there are so many problems out there?" is probably the most common question we are asked. We think the answer is pretty simple: It doesn't take perfection to move the markets, only progress. And though it's slow, we do have progress... <p> <strong><a href="http://www.wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com/wfweb/wf/funds/reports.jsp">Prospectus</a></strong> <p> Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for <em>Wells Fargo Advantage Funds</em>^®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by <strong>Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC</strong>, Member <a href="http://www.finra.org">FINRA</a>/<a href="http://www.sipc.org">SIPC</a>, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. 216918 <p> Not FDIC Insured - No Bank Guarantee - May Lose Value<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wfaf_commentaries/~4/t6BStgX1R-A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfaf_commentaries/~3/t6BStgX1R-A/roundup_201305.jsp http://www.wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com/wfweb/wf/funds/commentaries/roundup_201305.jsp?WT.mc_id=mc_rss The advance report of first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) showed a 2.5% increase from the fourth quarter of 2012, on a seasonally adjusted and annualized basis. This was slightly below my estimate of 2.9%, although the GDP numbers will likely be revised over the next few months. As a reminder, the fourth-quarter GDP reading was initially a contraction but was subsequently revised... <p> <strong><a href="http://www.wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com/wfweb/wf/funds/reports.jsp">Prospectus</a></strong> <p> Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for <em>Wells Fargo Advantage Funds</em>^®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by <strong>Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC</strong>, Member <a href="http://www.finra.org">FINRA</a>/<a href="http://www.sipc.org">SIPC</a>, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. 216770 <p> Not FDIC Insured - No Bank Guarantee - May Lose Value<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wfaf_commentaries/~4/4buEBQTKRsE" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfaf_commentaries/~3/4buEBQTKRsE/econ_20130426.jsp http://www.wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com/wfweb/wf/funds/commentaries/econ_20130426.jsp?WT.mc_id=mc_rss For those who follow global economics, this past Sunday was an exciting day. Venezuelans went to the polls to elect a new president to succeed Hugo Chavez - who passed away on March 5 - and China posted some important macroeconomic statistics for the first quarter... <p> <strong><a href="http://www.wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com/wfweb/wf/funds/reports.jsp">Prospectus</a></strong> <p> Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for <em>Wells Fargo Advantage Funds</em>^®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by <strong>Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC</strong>, Member <a href="http://www.finra.org">FINRA</a>/<a href="http://www.sipc.org">SIPC</a>, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. 216520 <p> Not FDIC Insured - No Bank Guarantee - May Lose Value<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wfaf_commentaries/~4/GXLo03QkCBc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfaf_commentaries/~3/GXLo03QkCBc/econ_20130415.jsp http://www.wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com/wfweb/wf/funds/commentaries/econ_20130415.jsp?WT.mc_id=mc_rss After traveling to almost every corner of this nation during the first quarter, I'm struck by how much better the economy is performing compared with this time a year ago. The economy could now be in what former Fed Chairman Greenspan would call a self-sustaining expansion. Yet, Fed Chairman Bernanke and the majority of his FOMC colleagues believe the economy is sufficiently weak that a high degree of stimulus is still needed. If they are misreading the economic tea leaves, they risk staying too long with an overly aggressive bond purchase program and a near-zero fed funds target rate... <p> <strong><a href="http://www.wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com/wfweb/wf/funds/reports.jsp">Prospectus</a></strong> <p> Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for <em>Wells Fargo Advantage Funds</em>^®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by <strong>Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC</strong>, Member <a href="http://www.finra.org">FINRA</a>/<a href="http://www.sipc.org">SIPC</a>, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. 216092 <p> Not FDIC Insured - No Bank Guarantee - May Lose Value<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wfaf_commentaries/~4/7LUoqC4myaY" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfaf_commentaries/~3/7LUoqC4myaY/econ_20130405.jsp http://www.wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com/wfweb/wf/funds/commentaries/econ_20130405.jsp?WT.mc_id=mc_rss In a widely anticipated move, the BOJ announced it would double the size of its asset purchases in an attempt to hit a 2% inflation target over the next two years. By multiplying the monetary base by two in an attempt to hit a 2% inflation target over the span of two years, the BOJ just might leave you wondering if it is doing too much or too little... <p> <strong><a href="http://www.wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com/wfweb/wf/funds/reports.jsp">Prospectus</a></strong> <p> Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company, provides investment advisory and administrative services for <em>Wells Fargo Advantage Funds</em>^®. Other affiliates of Wells Fargo & Company provide subadvisory and other services for the Funds. The Funds are distributed by <strong>Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC</strong>, Member <a href="http://www.finra.org">FINRA</a>/<a href="http://www.sipc.org">SIPC</a>, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. 216111 <p> Not FDIC Insured - No Bank Guarantee - May Lose Value<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/wfaf_commentaries/~4/NJtZY41E2Ys" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wfaf_commentaries/~3/NJtZY41E2Ys/econ_20130404.jsp http://www.wellsfargoadvantagefunds.com/wfweb/wf/funds/commentaries/econ_20130404.jsp?WT.mc_id=mc_rss