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The Motley Fool April 26, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
Should You Jump In Before a Fund Closes? Not so fast, savvy investor. Great funds close for good reasons. |
The Motley Fool June 20, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Make Money Despite Higher Fees A low fee isn't everything. |
The Motley Fool September 3, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
This Fund Charges What? Pay attention to the expense ratios of your funds, or pay too much. |
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 May 17, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
Mutual Fund Price Wars The cheap get cheaper, and that's great news for fund investors. |
The Motley Fool May 24, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
When Good Funds Go Bad Sometimes parting isn't such sweet sorrow. Consider, for example, the strange case of Fidelity Magellan. |
The Motley Fool August 27, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
When Buying an Index Fund Is Stupid Not all index funds are created equal. |
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 November 27, 2007 Adam J. Wiederman |
How to Invest When You're Busy If you're pressed for time, mutual funds may be the perfect investment opportunity for you. |
The Motley Fool March 3, 2006 Rex Moore |
You Won't Believe What a Half-Percent Will Cost You You shouldn't pay any more than you absolutely have to for a fund that simply tracks an index. Check your index fund's expense ratio today, and then shop around to see if you can do better. |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Your Mutual Fund's Hidden Costs When sizing up funds, put expense ratios in context. |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Something Smells in Mutual Fund Land One good strategy for mutual fund investors, given the state of expense fees these days, is to make sure you're investing in top-notch funds. Anything less will mean that the fees eat up a greater percentage of the total return. |
Entrepreneur June 2007 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Too Revealing? The scoop on funds of funds. |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Fees Count in ETFs, Too Keep looking at fees in your funds and seek out low ones. A slightly lower fee can make a world of difference to your bottom line. |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Old Mutual Spreads Its Wings It remains to be seen if Old Mutual's plans for growth will make this firm's funds worth owning, but one fund, Old Mutual Focused Fund, is already worth a look. |
Investment Advisor February 2007 Ben Warwick |
The True Costs of Active Management Think mutual funds are cheaper than hedge funds? Not a chance. |
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 April 9, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Why I Was Wrong, and Then Wrong Again Don't get all excited about a mutual fund based on its performance in a single year. |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The Key to ETF Success As firms such as Vanguard and Barclays continue to duke it out for dominance in the ETF arena, costs will likely continue to fall across the board. That should be a good thing -- for both investors and the ETF market in general. |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Do These Black-Sheep Investments Deserve Your Money? Don't feel compelled to stick with a below-average fund just because it's offered by an otherwise good fund family. |
The Motley Fool September 6, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Fend Off Fund Fees: Part 2 Here are more tips to save cash by avoiding unnecessary mutual fund fees. |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The 5-Minute Fund Test Follow these easy steps to find worthy mutual funds. |
BusinessWeek May 2, 2005 Adrienne Carter |
Mutual Funds: Why Fees Still Defy Gravity Investors are seeking answers about why annual fees are assessed when fund company assets have increased. Now regulators want to know, too. |
The Motley Fool September 28, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The Key to Successful Mutual Fund Investing Mutual fund expenses may be one of the best ways to tell whether a fund will outperform or not. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2006 Craig L. Israelsen |
Economies of Scale? As mutual fund assets rise, expense ratios are supposed to fall -- but do they? |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Another Investing Fad Bites the Dust Say sayonara to 130/30 mutual funds. |
Registered Rep. February 1, 2006 Brad Zigler |
Getting What You Pay For A risk consultant and finance professor has concluded that hedge funds are actually cheaper than has commonly been supposed and that mutual funds are more expensive than most have believed. |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
We're Beating the Market. Are You? A Champion Funds performance update. With mutual funds, you usually get what you don't pay for. |
The Motley Fool August 8, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
Beat the Market in Your Sleep Outperform without all that pesky volatility. The Vanguard 500 Index a world-class and dirt cheap S&P tracker that provides quick and easy exposure to such household names as Microsoft, General Electric, and IBM -- has notched an annualized gain of 12%. |
AskMen.com Luis Rodrigues |
Mutual funds With interest rates remaining as low as they are, more and more people are looking towards the stock market to earn a higher return on their money investing. |
Entrepreneur August 2005 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Going Down? Some mutual fund companies are reducing their fees. If your questions are how much and why, read on. |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2008 Mary Dalrymple |
Buy the Market -- Cheap! Index funds perform as efficiently as possible by replicating the market's performance for the lowest possible expense. |
The Motley Fool May 7, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Time to Deep-Six 12b-1 Fees? Be on the lookout for these mutual fund fees, which do more harm than good. |
The Motley Fool July 31, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Hooray for Cheaper Funds! The fund industry just got the memo: Expenses matter. How do your fund's expenses measure up? The following chart details the average expense ratio for several different categories of funds. |
The Motley Fool July 5, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
Focus on Strategy Do you know what your fund manager is up to? Does he? As important as it is, a cheap price tag is hardly enough for a fund to make the grade. |
The Motley Fool August 13, 2008 Chuck Saletta |
Beat the S&P 500 -- Guaranteed! Put a too-often-neglected investing tool, reinvesting index fund dividends, to work for you. |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
A Great First Investment At some point in our investing careers, we're all newbies. Looking to make a smart investing start? Try: the Rydex S&P Equal Weight exchange-traded fund. |
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 April 13, 2005 Nathan Slaughter |
IRA Killers The clock is ticking: In just a few days Uncle Sam wants a tax return with your name on it. That also means time is running out to find a home for your 2004 IRA contribution. Before searching for the right funds, narrow your focus by crossing out the wrong ones. |
The Motley Fool March 31, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
This Is Professional Financial Advice? The author reveals errors in a financial seminar for seniors and offers investing advice of her own. |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
This Investment Will Sink Your Portfolio Avoid mutual funds and invest in individual stocks. |
The Motley Fool November 25, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These 3 Tips Will Make You a Winning Investor Don't waste money on unnecessary investing costs. |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
A Free Enterprise Fund For certain conservatives, the Free Enterprise Action fund might be appealing. |
Financial Advisor July 2012 Tom Lydon |
In The ETF Price War, Investors Win Advisors have many options for helping clients save on fees. |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Fund Fees Under the Magnifying Glass Make sure you know how much you're paying for your fund. |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2006 Rex Moore |
Trim That Disgusting Fat Bloated mutual funds can have trouble keeping up with the market. |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Chuck Saletta |
Dueling Fools: Mutual Funds Bear Problems ingrained in the basic structure of mutual funds typically make them bad investments. |
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 Nathan Alderman |
4 Keys to Easier Investing Mystified by mutual funds? Here's what to look for. Once you know these four key elements to seek out when judging a fund, you'll be ready to start your own search to build your perfect fund portfolio. |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
The Case for Mutual Funds Picking the right fund is every bit as important as picking the right stock, if not more so. |
The Motley Fool October 3, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
If You Could Make Only One Investment ... Looking for ideas? Look no further. Why place all of your hard-earned money on a single horse when you can spread your bets around and sleep peacefully with a top-notch fund? |