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The Motley Fool February 28, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Are You a Qualified Investor? How might one define "qualified investor" for the purposes of determining who should invest in the stock market? Here are some possibilities. |
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 May 4, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
How Long Should You Hold Funds? Some say you should hang on to your funds... forever. See what others think. |
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. |
The Motley Fool October 11, 2006 |
On Funds and Meetings If you hold shares through a mutual fund, can you attend annual company meetings? |
The Motley Fool June 10, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Profiting From My Mistakes If you want to make a profit, then do as I say, not as I've done. The author has been investing for a decade now, and she's made her share of missteps along the way. Take time to learn from her mistakes so you can avoid the same pitfalls. |
The Motley Fool August 6, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Where Did The Average Investor's Money Go? Some heartbreaking statistics about mutual funds, and what you can do about it to invest wiser. |
The Motley Fool September 12, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
You Don't Need a Million to Make a Million As little as $6,000 a year and some patience can get you there, but if you don't approach your investing sensibly, you could see your nest egg shrink instead of grow. |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
The Mighty Will Fall Don't bail out of great investments for the wrong reasons. Assuming you've invested in strong and growing companies with competitive advantages, patience should eventually reward you. |
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 May 18, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Places for Great Investment Ideas There are some good investment newsletters out there, even from us. |
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 March 7, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
International Stocks Plus Dividends Get the best of two great worlds. |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Steven Mallas |
You've Got a Gain. Now What? Mutual funds might be the best vehicles for a marketplace victory. Here's why. |
The Motley Fool March 16, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Wealth-Killing Blunder Will Cost You Some commentators are arguing that the way millions of investors put money to work in the markets through mutual funds has fundamental flaws that simply can't be overcome. |
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 September 6, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Bill Miller's Timing Buying into a fund solely because of its calendar-year records isn't the best idea. Instead, look at the long-term overall record. |
The Motley Fool August 15, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Cramer on ETFs The world of exchange-traded funds is getting wacky, but it's still worth considering. |
The Motley Fool August 19, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Lessons I've Learned -- the Hard Way Ignore a few of these lessons, and your retirement might end up a few more years away than you thought it would be. |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Funds Are Getting Loaded There's an alarming new trend among mutual fund companies: They're phasing out many or all of their no-load mutual funds. Are these mutual fund worries reasonable or overblown? A little of both. |
The Motley Fool July 19, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Save Your Portfolio From Yourself Boost your performance by not being your own worst enemy. Add some top-notch mutual funds to your portfolio. They will relieve you of having to decide which stocks to buy and sell, and when to do so. |
The Motley Fool April 22, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Closet Indexing This is a good reminder that when we study mutual funds, we should be vigilant. |
The Motley Fool March 28, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Conflicted Mutual Funds There are conflicts of interest afoot in mutual funds. The bottom line if you're interested in seeing shareholder proposals pass at companies in which you've invested is to check out the proxy-voting policies at the funds that own big chunks of the companies. |
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Beware of Seemingly Similar ETFs While ETFs can quickly get you invested in a certain index or a certain sector, beware, because similar-sounding ones are not necessarily so similar, and they won't serve you equally well. |
The Motley Fool August 23, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Faithless Fund Managers If a fund manager won't invest in his fund, should you? It's important to do some digging and thinking before investing in a fund. |
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 January 25, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Lumpy Results Ahead Don't expect smooth sailing when you're investing. In the short run, the stock market is especially volatile, and your performance over a few months could be a gain of 25%, or a loss of 18%, or something else. |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
When ETFs Are Better Than Funds The bottom line is that sometimes, an index fund will serve you just fine. And other times, ETFs may be best. It also depends on the index fund you're looking at, and the ETF. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Get Emerging-Markets Exposure via ETFs If your portfolio has no international exposure, it's a good idea to add some, for diversification's sake -- whether via an ETF, mutual fund, or carefully selected individual stocks. |
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Hey -- My Fund Just Crashed! Try not to panic; there just might be a logical explanation. Fund prices are adjusted downward to account for distributions. |
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 May 10, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
12 Common Investing Mistakes How many of these blunders have you committed? Just one can derail you: Focusing inordinately on a stock's price... Investing in what you don't understand... Buying and selling too often... Ignoring the power of dividends... etc. |
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 June 7, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
Secrets of Successful Fund Managers An oft-overlooked key point in the great stocks vs. mutual funds debate is that investing is never an either/or proposition. |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Does Your Fund Make You Cringe? The bottom line here is that the more you learn about any funds you own or are thinking about buying into, the better off you'll likely be. Make sure your funds are a good fit for your investing style and temperament. |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Mathew Emmert |
Power Your Portfolio After the problems experienced in the utility arena these past several years, many investors are understandably gun-shy when it comes to pulling the trigger on its stocks. |
The Motley Fool March 30, 2005 Tim Beyers |
How I Learned to Invest Anyone can become an investor. If you have the guts to try, here is a plan to help you get started. |
The Motley Fool October 6, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
A Dividend-Heavy ETF ETFs can be a simple way to invest in a lot of hefty dividend payers. |
The Motley Fool February 22, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Small Caps Win For many investors, it makes a lot of sense to inject some small-cap companies into their portfolios. |
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 July 27, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Good Funds Opening and Closing The Neuberger Berman International Fund is closing its doors to new investors, but the Longleaf Partners International Fund, which closed its doors to new investors back in February of 2004, is reopening them. |
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Too Chicken to Trade? Take a giant leap in your portfolio with a little step into a diversified starter investment. There's an ETF match for almost everyone's taste buds. |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Index Funds Are Hard to Beat An eye-opening new study from Standard & Poor's reveals that the majority of managed funds fail to outperform simple index funds. That's right -- funds run by actual human beings still can't beat a copycat strategy of matching a broad index's holdings. |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
What Happens When You Pay Off $125,000? While paying off debt may seem anticlimactic at first, here are the real benefits and fireworks that follow. |
The Motley Fool August 12, 2004 Alex Dumortier |
Cash Me Out With top fund managers holding high levels of cash, this might be the time to review your mutual fund and individual stock holdings. |
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 January 14, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
ETF Tip No. 4: Get Smart Why it's smart to own actively and passively managed funds. |
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 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 June 4, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These Buyers Will Launch Stocks Higher For fund managers who've kept money on the sidelines this year, the pressure's on to get fully invested -- and when those holdouts start buying, they'll likely push stocks even higher. |