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The Motley Fool August 3, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Fund Fight When faced with the question of whether to invest in either (a) index funds or (b) actively managed picks, there's no need to settle for a zero-sum solution. You can invest in both.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Building the Perfect Portfolio Smart asset allocation is critical to successful fund investing. Staying the course is a fine idea, but because your goals and tolerance for risk are bound to change over time, the perfect portfolio will always be a work in progress.
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 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.
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 March 17, 2004 David Gardner	Finding the Best Funds David Gardner rolls out a new service to help you climb to the top of the mutual fund heap.
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The Motley Fool April 13, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Are Your Funds Worth Owning? Performance and experience are two musts for any champion fund. Find out what it takes to be a true fund champ. A key ingredient: an experienced manager with a track record of beating the S&P 500. Would your fund measure up?
The Motley Fool January 11, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	You Can Beat the Market Who says you have to invest in the "typical" fund? Given that typical fund managers struggle to keep pace with a passively managed index, it's a wonder more investors haven't abandoned mutual funds altogether.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Index Fund Fire Sale Index funds are lowering their fees, and you are the winner.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Mutual Funds Watch Their Backs Fund companies are adding disclaimers to protect themselves against lawsuits.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	85 Cents for a Dollar? Closed-end mutual funds offer more bang for your investing buck.
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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 February 7, 2005 Josie Raney	Five Fund Mistakes Avoid these pitfalls if you want a healthy portfolio this year.
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.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Good vs. Evil Mutual Funds In the battle of good and evil, evil is winning.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	3 Funds to Watch The author trumpets the merits of maintaining a watch list for mutual funds and highlights three that he's scoping out right now.
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?
The Motley Fool April 27, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Check Volatility at the Door Sector funds can be a lot more risky than they at first appear. Even true champion funds aren't risk-free, but a history of keeping volatility in check adds to their appeal.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Strategies for Troubled Times Compared with individual stocks, mutual funds boast a number of built-in advantages when it comes to weathering turbulent times.
The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	When Funds Go Cheap Closed-end funds have some advantages over their open-end peers.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Wondering About Magellan A recent Money magazine article asked a question that's on the minds of many mutual fund investors: "Can Magellan Bounce Back?"
The Motley Fool September 8, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Let Middle-Aged Millionaires Care for You Why trust in Social Security and a 401(k) when rich people can coddle you? What rich people? Your children! Why wait for them to get a little older and act on their own, when you can jump-start things for them?
The Motley Fool August 30, 2004	Who's in the Dow? Did you realize that the Dow is an average of just 30 companies?
The Motley Fool June 22, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Get Paid to Invest - in Junk Do you think income investing is just for stock jocks? Well, mutual funds generate income, too, and they may be just the thing for savvy investors. Here's one way to clip some mighty fat coupons without risking the farm.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2004	Mutual Funds: Big Can Be Bad It can be hard to perform well when you simply have too much money to invest.
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 August 17, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Time to Buy? The market downturn this summer has handed smart fund investors a world-class opportunity to go shopping down the equity market's large-cap growth aisle.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Spitzer Rides Again Chalk another one up to General Eliot Spitzer and his war on bad funds.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	Slam-Dunk Mutual Funds Look for great funds with built-in competitive advantages, such as: Low fees... Talented, steady management... Sound strategy... etc.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2005 Steven Mallas	You've Got a Gain. Now What? Part 2 Using a mutual fund not just as an investment vehicle, but as a strategy for reinvesting gains made from individual stocks makes building up fund positions a breeze.
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 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 December 12, 2003 Tom Jacobs	Investors Pile On It's like the worst form of dieting. Here's a better way to invest.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Masterful Money Managers A fund can only be as strong as the person picking the stocks. If that guy's a dud, chances are just about 100% that his fund will be, too. How to separate good fund management from bad.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	You Can Beat the Market Nobody said you have to invest in the "typical" mutual fund. Given that typical fund managers struggle to keep pace with a passively managed index, it's a wonder more investors haven't abandoned mutual funds altogether.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	Are Your Funds Worth Owning? There's nothing magical or intrinsically worthwhile about a mutual fund in itself. A fund is only as good as the folks picking the investments. How does your fund measure up?
The Motley Fool September 1, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Mutual Fund Fakery Is your expensive, managed fund really an index fund in disguise?
The Motley Fool December 7, 2004 David Gardner	Finding the Best Funds Here's how you can climb to the top of the mutual fund heap.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mutual Funds Earn, Learn Quarterly earnings for mutual fund companies Janus, Alliance, and T. Rowe Price could have significant implications for investing in the stocks of mutual fund companies.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2007 Amanda B. Kish	The 5-Minute Fund Test Follow these easy steps to find worthy mutual funds.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2004 Robert Brokamp	The Fund Fees You Don't See A study shows that almost half of shareholder costs are undisclosed or nearly impossible to find. While the recent mutual fund scandals raise serious questions about whom we should trust with our money, the actual dollar cost to most individual investors isn't that high. There are far more significant ways funds siphon off our dollars. And they're just as hidden.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2004 Robert Brokamp	My Fund Manager Ate My Retirement! How much of your investment is consumed by your mutual fund's expenses?
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.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman	Smart Ways to Get Started A volatile market can provide choice investment opportunities. With that in mind, this commentary begins a three-part series on smart moves that brand-spanking-new investors ought to consider, specifically mutual funds, as they test the market's waters.
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.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Mutual Funds and 12b-1 Fees Are you paying counterproductive fees?