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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 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 December 29, 2003 |
What's a Mutual Fund? It's sort of like an investing club. |
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 August 31, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
What's in Your Fund? Are you a redundant investor? |
The Motley Fool October 25, 2006 |
Mutual Funds, Explained A mutual fund is thousands of people's money, pooled together by an investment company and invested in stocks, bonds, and other things, all managed for you by Wall Street professionals -- for a sometimes hefty fee. |
The Motley Fool December 22, 2008 Robert Brokamp |
Jack Bogle on Warren Buffett and Beating the Market The father of index funds chimes in on picking individual stocks. |
The Motley Fool April 22, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Not Your Father's Mutual Fund Funds have changed a lot -- and not for the better. Select carefully. |
The Motley Fool August 18, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Rich Dad, Dumb Dad? Robert Kiyosaki may have sold a lot of books, but don't buy all his advice. Kiyosaki's preferred growth vehicles -- real estate, businesses, and options -- can be just as risky, if not much more risky than a simple index fund. |
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. |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2004 |
Beating the Market Can an actively managed mutual fund consistently post market-beating returns? |
The Motley Fool June 21, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Is Turnover the Key to Wealth? Here's a tip that can help you zero in on the best mutual funds. |
BusinessWeek September 30, 2010 Charles Stein |
Indexing Helps Vanguard Top Fidelity in Fund Assets The low-cost mutual fund house founded by John Bogle passes the home of once-giant fund Magellan as investors lose faith in stockpickers. |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2005 |
Understanding "Window Dressing" Some mutual funds are pulling the wool over your eyes. |
The Motley Fool July 20, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Fidelity Magellan Bounces Back Remember Fidelity Magellan fund in the 1990s, one of the brightest stars in the fund world? Magellan may be beginning to shine once more. |
The Motley Fool January 16, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Who's Directing Your Fund? Some mutual funds have many managers. |
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Enter Mutual Fund Land With Just $100 You don't need a lot of money to start investing in mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
A Great Place to Find Great Stocks Finding shared incentives among the people running the show can reveal some great places to find great stocks. |
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 30, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Make Your Own Fund of Funds Some conveniences aren't worth it. |
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 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 21, 2005 |
Don't Buy the Dividend! There's a bad time to buy into mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2007 Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Making the Most of Your Mutual Fund Stock analyst Shannon Zimmerman discusses how to manage your mutual fund in uncertain times. |
The Motley Fool July 16, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Whatever You Do, Avoid Mutual Funds Funds can bring you a world of hurt, so be careful. |
The Motley Fool March 9, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
You're Not as Diversified as You Think While the right mix of mutual funds can help you create a diversified portfolio that gives you broad exposure to a wide range of financial markets, you have to stay on the lookout to avoid unnecessary overlap in the stocks your funds own. |
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 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 November 24, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Focus Fuels a Comeback Recently, a bunch of mutual funds have been enjoying strong comebacks after the devastation of 2008. |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Mistake That Could Derail Your Portfolio for Years Just because a mutual fund did well before doesn't mean it will continue to do so. |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Buy Bad Stocks Twice If you have too many funds, you might be doubling up on losers. |
The Motley Fool June 19, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
They Dump, You Scoop? There may be some bargains in stocks sold off by funds. |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Method for Simple Investing Depending on how you invest, making the right choice between ETFs and index mutual funds will give you exactly the portfolio you want. |
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. |
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 July 6, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Fewer Stocks Can Mean Higher Returns Diversification can help you protect your portfolio from volatility. But if you want to maximize your returns, you have to be willing to invest with conviction. So, concentrate on concentration with these "focused" funds. |
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 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. |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Retirement Funds Ballooning Investors have fatter retirement accounts, with much in mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool March 10, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
I'm Bucking the Trend Index funds are gaining momentum -- but should they? |
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 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 March 3, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Funds at Record Highs People are flocking to mutual funds despite recent scandals. |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Yikes! What Happened to My Fund? Beware of high concentrations when you invest in sector funds. |
HBS Working Knowledge December 15, 2003 |
Readers Respond: Is This the Twilight Era for the Managed Mutual Fund? Business leaders and managers who can't recognize public and investor trust as a fundamental requirement of their business should be fired or barred for life... As soon as I can beat the market on my own, I'm out of mutual funds... etc. |
The Motley Fool September 21, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
Why Superstar Investors Are Losing Their Luster The days of star fund managers may be over, but that's a good thing. |
The Motley Fool September 1, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Think You Can't Get Rich in Funds? You can get rich in mutual funds. You just need to find some great ones. |
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 June 26, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Danger Lurking in Your Portfolio Think you're diversified? Think again. |