Commentary
» "The Economy and the Markets," Advantus Capital Management (pdf, 192k)
» "Advantus positioned for government refinance program." Read article (pdf, 160k)
» "Swiss franc rallies on fears of global slowdown." Reuters article quoting Advantus Chief Investment Officer Chris Sebald. (pdf, 520k)
» "Twin Cities financiers confident of debt ceiling deal." MPR story featuring Advantus Chief Investment Officer Chris Sebald.
» "Advantus Strategic Dividend Income: Higher levels of income, lower levels of volatility." Read portfolio profile (pdf, 76k)
» "Lessons from Fukushima" An Advantus white paper (pdf, 3Mb)
» "REITs: poised for dividend growth" An Advantus white paper (pdf, 528k)
» "What's in store for 2011?" Read article (pdf, 147k)
» "$100 billion in sloppy paperwork? Questions and answers about foreclosure-gate." Read article (pdf, 216k)
» "Harrison named head of Advantus insurance asset management practice." Read press release (pdf, 76k)
» "The case for REITs vs. private real estate," Advantus Capital Management (May, 2010; 9:09 minutes)
» "REITs outperform other equities over past decades," Advantus commentary. Read article (pdf, 65k)
» "REITs: Clear advantages over private real estate" An Advantus white paper (pdf, 97k)
» "TALF & PPIP programs: Investors can do better." Advantus commentary. Read more (pdf, 70k)
» "Fixed income markets and the economy: Recent developments, and future expectations." Chris Sebald, Chief Investment Officer. (August, 2009, wmv, 6:57 minutes)
» “Government programs offer short-term lift, selling opportunities." Advantus commentary. Read more (pdf, 85k)
» “Challenges facing the economy and investment markets.” Chris Sebald, Chief Investment Officer. (June, 2009, wmv, 9:20 minutes)
» "TALF to the rescue." Finance and Commerce article featuring Advantus Vice President Sean O'Connell (pdf, 822k)
» "Share Repurchases: Making Corporate America Subprime" An Advantus white paper (pdf, 304k)
» "Mark-to-Market Rules Not a Cure-All." Read article (pdf, 51k)
» "REIT dividend cuts should be examined case-by-case." Read article (pdf, 68k)
» "Follow the debt: Public debt markets could predict REITs' direction." An Advantus white paper (pdf, 352k)

Advantus in the news
» "Advantus Launches High-Yield Mortgage Strategy for Institutional Investors" (pdf, 10k)
» "Real Estate Securities Portfolio Manager Joe Betlej discusses real estate investing on REITcafe.com." (May, 2007) (mp3, 30 minutes)
» "The best money managers in Minnesota," by Mike Blahnik, Star Tribune staff writer (pdf, 426k)