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The Motley Fool May 18, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	When Bad Things Happen to Good Funds The author and analyst of Motley Fool Champion Funds explains that when it comes to investing in mutual funds, this glass really is half-full.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Is It Time to Sell? Here's the answer to one of the toughest questions fund investors face - when is it time to move on?
The Motley Fool June 8, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	The Case for Mutual Funds Our resident fund jockey takes on all doubters. Are mutual funds a good investment, or just a way to underperform?
The Motley Fool June 28, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	Focus on Fees When it comes to mutual funds, it pays to be a cheapskate. Take a look at the funds you currently own. Are you paying for the "privilege" of underperformance? If so, it could be time for a mutual fund makeover.
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The Motley Fool November 23, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	The Case for Mutual Funds Investors willing to do their homework can whip up on the Wise with one hand tied behind their checkbooks. Picking the right fund is every bit as important as picking the right stock, if not more so.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2006 Tim Hanson	Don't Try to Beat the Market It's entirely possible to be a hands-off investor and still put the long-term wealth-building power of the stock market to work for you. The secret? Index funds.
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The Motley Fool May 11, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Good vs. Evil Mutual Funds In the battle of good and evil, evil is winning.
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The Motley Fool April 23, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Investments That Don't Stand a Chance An active fund that only seeks to match its benchmark is a waste of your money. If that's all a fund can offer, you're much better off going with the index fund.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Sizing Up Mutual Fund Predictions for 2009 After suffering through the double whammy of falling stock prices and investor redemptions in 2008, folks had little problem snapping up mutual fund shares once the equity markets began rallying in March.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	You're Paying How Much? With mutual funds, you usually get what you don't pay for. When it comes to gauging a fund's prospects, few attributes have more predictive power than the expense ratio.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Mutual Funds to Save You If your financial future is shaky, certain mutual funds can save you. Before you invest in any mutual fund, make sure you've studied it well -- either on your own or with some help.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Mary Dalrymple	Index Funds Win Again Index funds are cheap, easy, and they reliably outperform many other funds.
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The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Rich Smith	Dear Journal: What Were You Thinking? Younger investors would do well to ignore The Wall Street Journal's advice.
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The Motley Fool April 20, 2009 Selena Maranjian	Prepare for Plunging Mutual Fund Returns Brace yourself for some ugly math about your mutual fund returns.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2004 Tim Beyers	Fund Independence Day Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission turned up the heat on the mutual fund industry by requiring that funds maintain a board of trustees that is at least 75% independent from management.
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The Motley Fool March 30, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Mutual Funds Watch Their Backs Fund companies are adding disclaimers to protect themselves against lawsuits.
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The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Surviving the Fund Scandal Times are tough for fund investors, but they're about to get better. An unfolding mutual fund scandal is paving the way for serious reform.
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The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Retirement Funds Ballooning Investors have fatter retirement accounts, with much in mutual funds.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2008 Adam J. Wiederman	Was Bill Miller Just Lucky? Legg Mason Value Trust's winning streak of outperforming the S&P 500 Index is gone and largely undone -- it's now losing to the market over a trailing 10-year period.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2004 Tim Beyers	Finding Profitable Funds In this Q & A, Champion Funds chief analyst Shannon Zimmerman covers how he looks for funds, why sector funds might not be a good bet, and whether or not the fund scandal is really winding down.
The Motley Fool March 25, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	You Can Beat the Market Nobody said you have to invest in the "typical" mutual fund. The author thinks that outperforming with funds is the best revenge.
The Motley Fool April 8, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Vanguard 500 vs. Total Stock Market Which fund gets the nod?
The Motley Fool October 5, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Performance-Tested Funds When you're looking for a way to gauge the consistency of a fund's performance, not to mention how successful a management team has been at staving off loss and keeping volatility in check, calendar-year returns make a good yardstick.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Tomorrow's Winners Today If you want to find the best funds, home in on seasoned skippers with sensible strategies who have made money for their shareholders over the long haul. When it comes to investing in mutual funds, that's always the critical question.
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The Motley Fool September 17, 2004 Rich Smith	Hit 'Em Where They Ain't By focusing your investing on small caps, you can go where the giants of the investing world can't.
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The Motley Fool December 9, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Beware of Lists of Top Funds One danger of investing is the list of top-performing mutual funds that you'll find often in many financial periodicals. Why are such lists problematic? Let us count the ways.
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