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Registered Rep. October 1, 2002 Stan Luxenberg |
The Smart Way to Use Index Funds Now In the cold light of the bear market, advisors have discovered inherent flaws in the indices and the funds that track them. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2005 Robert Brokamp |
Stocks for the Really Long Term Yes, stocks are the long-term investment of choice. But at any price? |
The Motley Fool August 22, 2005 |
Learn About Stock Indexes An index is a group of stocks, the performance of which is measured as a whole. As an investor, you've got more choices than just the S&P 500. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2003 David A. Geracioti |
Jeremy Siegel Is Still A Believer in Stocks for the Long Term Siegel's most important message? That there must be a new approach to calculating the "right" price-to-earnings multiple for large stocks. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Temma Ehrenfeld |
Indexing Works Even fans of index funds often believe they do worse than funds with active managers during bear markets. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2003 Stan Luxenburg |
Going to Extremes Used as the "explore" part of a "core and explore" strategy, focus can indeed help produce alpha (outperformance). |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Invest Globally -- Through Funds International stocks piquing your interest? Here's a few mutual funds that can help. |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Americans Favor Mutual Funds Stock funds are hot, as they should be. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2005 Rex Moore |
Juicing the Market's Returns You want to know exactly what actions you should take to finally get your investing house in order. The "Index Plus a Few" is a low-risk strategy with market-beating potential. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2005 Bernard R. Horn |
Global Goodies It's not risky to invest overseas--in fact, it's riskier not to. Exchange rates and political and economic risks can mitigate returns, but experienced global equity managers know how to navigate foreign markets by making solid stock picks. |
BusinessWeek July 18, 2005 Adrienne Carter |
Pushing Index Funds A Bit Higher Mutual funds that start with indexing and then tweak here and there to help increase returns. |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
The Future of Investing Jeremy Siegel has a new book coming out, called The Future of Investing, focusing on how to identify stocks that have a good chance of being long-term winners. Here's a peek at comments he recently made about the state and future of the stock market. |
The Motley Fool May 17, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
Mutual Fund Price Wars The cheap get cheaper, and that's great news for fund investors. |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Learn About Stock Indexes For many people, index investing is the best way to get rich. |
BusinessWeek September 6, 2004 Lewis Braham |
How To Spot A Closet Index Fund When funds charge through the nose for index-like performance, it's particularly offensive. If you're holding an expensive index hugger, the best advice is to sell it. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
ETFs and Falling Fund Fees The pricing pressure from ETFs is good news for index investors. But don't forget the brokerage fees. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
By the Book: Tweaking a Well-Worn Investing Strategy In The Future for Investors, Jeremy Siegel says investors should invest in "tried and true" firms -- dividend-paying companies that deliver strong earnings growth over long periods. |
The Motley Fool May 6, 2005 Rex Moore |
Boosting Your Returns "Index Plus a Few" is a low-risk strategy with market-beating potential. |
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Jeffrey M. Laderman |
Mutual Funds: What To Do Now Wondering how to cope with the growing scandal? Here are some answers. |
BusinessWeek September 29, 2003 Peter Coy |
Should You Time the Market? It all depends on how you think the market works. But it's easy to get your timing wrong, so don't stray far from your target mix. |
The Motley Fool March 20, 2006 Mathew Emmert |
You Had It Right the First Time If you find yourself sitting on a properly diversified portfolio of companies you believe in, don't be afraid to simply build out the best positions you already own. After all, you were probably right the first time. |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2006 Doug Short |
Competing With the S&P 500 If you want to increase your chance of beating the S&P 500 year after year, one good way is to broaden your investment choices to include a generous mix of smaller caps and international equities. Mutual funds and ETFs offer an easy means to get that degree of breadth. |
The Motley Fool March 29, 2005 David Gardner |
Old Is New Again Professor of Finance at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania's Jeremy Siegel chats about why the hottest stocks aren't always the best bets, which stocks perform best over the long run, and more. |
The Motley Fool March 27, 2006 Rex Moore |
Who Are History's Great Market Timers? There is one great truth in investing: The key to wealth is to continuously add money, month in and month out, through good times and bad. You shouldn't be overly concerned with the macro situations that are out of your control. You just need to get in the game as soon as you can. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
Foreign Intrigue Financial planners need a passport to follow the money that's flooding into overseas mutual funds, but the wave may be about to break. |
BusinessWeek April 17, 2006 Roben Farzad |
Blue Chip Blues How long will the stocks of America's largest companies remain weaklings on Wall Street? |
Knowledge@Wharton |
A Closer Look at Helping Employees Better Manage Investment Risk While many workers continue to view company shares and the stock market as their long-term route to retirement security, that belief was questioned during a conference in April on "Risk Transfers and Retirement Income Security"... |
Financial Planning March 1, 2006 Craig L. Israelsen |
Hidden Measures How did U.S. stocks perform versus U.S. equity mutual funds last year? The market-cap bias in measuring stock returns tends to obscure the true return picture. |
Salon.com June 13, 2000 Steve Bodow |
The great mutual fund rip-off Millions sink money into them, but do you really know what your fund manager is up to? |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2004 |
Stocks vs. Bonds Stocks have grown faster than bonds in most time periods. |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2004 |
Kinds of Funds Learn the difference between income funds and balanced funds. |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2004 Salim Haji |
How Many Stocks Should You Own? Diversification into stocks you don't fully understand could increase risk within your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Bill Mann |
Index Funds: Still Your Best Bet So we're running to actively managed funds now? Not so fast, my friend. When Nathan Slaughter pointed his guns at the trusty, old index fund, many had to stop and ask whether The Motley Fool was abandoning one of its oldest principles. |
The Motley Fool December 9, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Why Mega-Cap Stocks Are Not Enough Before you jump into the biggest, most popular index funds that are based on the S&P 500 index, think twice. |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2005 |
Fun With Funds A guide to common types of mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool January 9, 2004 |
Alternatives to Index Funds Is it cheaper to choose exchange-traded funds over traditional index funds? |
The Motley Fool March 27, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Wealth Through Brain-Dead Investing Buying and holding can really pay off -- even in unexpected stocks. |
The Motley Fool October 21, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
The Secret to Buy-and-Hold Investing This strategy can still make you rich, but you have to pay attention. |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
Some Mutual Funds Win in Tax Game It's true, on average, that exchange-traded funds and separate accounts have tax advantages over mutual funds. But advisors shouldn't dismiss mutual funds too quickly. |
BusinessWeek April 19, 2004 Tergesen & Young |
Index Funds Aren't All Equal High costs and managers who hold cash too long -- or pay inflated commissions -- can shave returns. So it pays to compare |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
Improving the Index Fund A recent study shows that the weighting of index funds by market capitalization is potentially creating a large drag on performance, because the index is overweighting the overvalued and underweighting the undervalued. |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Craig L. Israelsen |
Smoothing the Path When comparing active and passive management, financial planners should look at the performance of the whole portfolio. What you find may surprise you. |
The Motley Fool May 25, 2006 Tim Hanson |
$294,935 Better Than Average Valuation matters, and it matters a lot. Remember, Cheap stocks are good, but the cheapest stocks aren't necessarily the best stocks. |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Seth Jayson |
Fidelity Cuts the Fat The mutual fund giant trims expense rates on some of its most popular funds. How much will the move reward investors? |
AskMen.com Charles Frisbie |
Guy's Guide To Index Funds Index funds are a good way to diversify your portfolio with modest growth. Learn here how to pick a good one. |
Knowledge@Wharton August 13, 2003 |
Risks and Costs of Socially Responsible Investing Investors concerned about social, environmental, labor or religious issues may be willing to sacrifice some financial return. But how much must they give up? |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2004 Christopher M. Wright |
Q&A with Jeremy Siegel The Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania weighs in on his long-term bullish outlook and the prospects he sees for REIT stocks. |
The Motley Fool June 20, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Make Money Despite Higher Fees A low fee isn't everything. |
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 Michael J. Mandel |
Forget the Next Big Thing In "The Future for Investors," author and Wharton School finance professor Jeremy J. Siegel offers up a plethora of fascinating facts and insights as he explains why "the tried and the true triumphs over the bold and the new." |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
Looks Like a Hedge Fund, Smells Like For clients who cannot --- or will not --- try hedge funds, there is a compelling alternative: mutual funds that follow hedge-like strategies. Here are some options. |