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Registered Rep.
April 1, 2008
Stan Luxenberg |
Beating The Bear Will active funds eventually wither away? Not likely. Actively run funds are alive and well, and many are beating the current bear market.   |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2005
Stan Luxenberg |
Alpha Dogs To protect clients, financial advisors should consider mutual funds with steady results and strong risk-adjusted returns. Sounds obvious, right? But doing so may mean taking a pass on a fund with gaudy returns. Big returns often equate big risks. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2002
Stan Luxenberg |
The Smart Way to Use Index Funds Now In the cold light of the bear market, advisors have discovered inherent flaws in the indices and the funds that track them. |
Registered Rep.
June 10, 2011
Stan Luxenberg |
At Vanguard, Active Beats Passive -- Frequently Since John Bogle retired as chief executive in 1996, Vanguard has continued singing the praises of index funds and staying largely mute about the virtues of actively managed funds. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2006
Doug Short |
Competing With the S&P 500 If you want to increase your chance of beating the S&P 500 year after year, one good way is to broaden your investment choices to include a generous mix of smaller caps and international equities. Mutual funds and ETFs offer an easy means to get that degree of breadth. |
BusinessWeek
September 6, 2004
Lewis Braham |
How To Spot A Closet Index Fund When funds charge through the nose for index-like performance, it's particularly offensive. If you're holding an expensive index hugger, the best advice is to sell it. |
Financial Planning
September 1, 2008 |
New Products New alternative products, mutual funds, index funds, retirement products, exchange-traded products, and practice tools. |
Financial Planning
October 2, 2007
Craig L. Israelsen |
Smoothing the Path When comparing active and passive management, financial planners should look at the performance of the whole portfolio. What you find may surprise you. |
The Motley Fool
June 29, 2006
Tim Beyers |
Better Know a Fund Manager Up this week are Christopher Davis and Kenneth Feinberg of the Clipper Fund. Is this fund for you? |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
Owning These Investments Just Got Easier The market's friendliest funds become even friendlier. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Stan Luxenberg |
Some Mutual Funds Win in Tax Game It's true, on average, that exchange-traded funds and separate accounts have tax advantages over mutual funds. But advisors shouldn't dismiss mutual funds too quickly. |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2006
Stan Luxenberg |
Fundamental Indexing During the 1990s, S&P 500 index funds were all the rage -- and, for most core investments, the bogey to beat. But lately the index has been offering stingy returns. |
Financial Advisor
June 2004
Kevin M. Wilson |
Why Value Beats Growth Portfolios using asset allocation combined with value investing produce better financial results. How should you advise clients to invest? |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2007
Doug Short |
Beating the S&P 500 If your portfolio gained less than 15.8% last year, perhaps it's time to think outside the box. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2013
Laton McCartney |
4 Smart Mutual Fund Strategies The picks that worked as markets raced higher may not be the best choices going forward. As you look ahead, consider these ideas. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2006
Elizabeth O'Brien |
S&P Muscles in on Wilshire More and more index makers are offering the same products -- but they insist there's a difference. Planners should take the time to explain the differences to their individual clients in order to "manage expectations." |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
10 Core Stocks: A Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF Update The fund's success speaks to the importance of having a diversified portfolio that covers all the stops in the market capitalization spectrum. |
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. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2006
Steve Bergsman |
Indexes: An Investment Strategy or Investment Benchmark While real estate index fund investing remains a niche play, the number of individual funds continues to expand, which means conservative investors or those investors seeking to reduce volatility associated with actively managed funds have more options from which to choose. |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
A Fund Giant's Next Act Vanguard releases a new PR blitz and a new actively managed value fund. |
The Motley Fool
November 25, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Did Asset Allocation Work? Some funds claimed to protect you from the downturn. Did they deliver? |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2007
Stan Luxenberg |
Dodging the Taxman The rising market produced a gusher of trading profits in many funds, but the clients wind up paying the taxes. To avoid tax complaints next year, financial advisors should consider the after-tax returns their funds will generate. |
Financial Advisor
October 2007
Marla Brill |
Do Your Clients' Target Funds Measure Up? How do market watchers come up with apples-to-apples comparisons of target-date funds? The absence of a standardized benchmark has left financial advisors to wade through the burgeoning number of fund choices with only vague and often conflicting guidelines for evaluation. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Two Top-Notch Funds From Vanguard These two actively-managed Vanguard funds earn top marks. Vanguard Capital Value has a contrarian bent, while Vanguard Global Equity takes a global approach. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Invest Well or Your Kids Will Blame You Many investors have turned to 529 plans to help with their college savings. Yet the bear market has had a huge impact on these savings vehicles as well. What can you do now? |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
More Top Investments for Your Retirement Cover your retirement bases with some familiar fund names: Vanguard 500 Index... State Street Global S&P 500 Index... American Funds EuroPacific Growth... PIMCO Total Return... American Funds Growth Fund of America... |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2008
Brian Richards |
Roundtable: Dow 10,000? After topping the 14,000 mark last October, the Dow now sits around 12,300. What should investors make of the drop? Where is the market headed from here? |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
Lauren Young |
Where to Shop at Vanguard Its actively managed funds have a big cost advantage. And while some of its best are out of reach for prospective investors, there are some worthy portfolios open for a $3,000 minimum. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Index Funds Win Again Index funds are cheap, easy, and they reliably outperform many other funds. |
The Motley Fool
June 26, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Danger Lurking in Your Portfolio Think you're diversified? Think again. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2005
Craig L. Israelsen |
Three's Not a Crowd How passive fund investors can get the best exposure to the whole U.S. market. |
The Motley Fool
August 22, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
How to Lose Money in a Volatile Market Unless you want to lose a lot more money from trying to time the market, don't flee stocks when the going gets rough. |
The Motley Fool
October 27, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Funds That Are in the Closet Are No Bargain Make sure you're not severely overpaying for your funds. The problem is closet-indexing, which happens when a fund has too much in common with the S&P 500 index of 500 of America's biggest companies, or with some other index that serves as its benchmark. |
Financial Advisor
December 2004
Christopher P. Parr |
Look Mom! I Beat the S&P Again! Legg's Value Trust---relative fund superstar or absolute media hype? |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Vanguard's Best Index Funds Which index funds should you have in your portfolio? Vanguard 500 Index Fund... Vanguard Small-Cap Index... Vanguard Total International Stock Index... etc. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2004
Shannon Zimmerman |
Vanguard's Best Funds Zeroing in on the fund family's best bets. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2011
Temma Ehrenfeld |
Indexing Works Even fans of index funds often believe they do worse than funds with active managers during bear markets. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2007
Tim Beyers |
I Love Index Funds If stocks aren't for you, index funds should be. |
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
June 20, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Make Money Despite Higher Fees A low fee isn't everything. |
BusinessWeek
June 10, 2010
Bhaktavatsalam & Condon |
Stock Funds Hit a Rough Patch Eight of the 10 biggest U.S. mutual funds are showing lackluster results, with only Fidelity beating benchmarks. |
Financial Advisor
November 2007
William Glasgall |
Income For Life? Well, We Hope So. A look at new products that are supposed to create "personal pensions" for your clients: Dividends Galore With ETFs... Mutual Funds Aim For Payouts... Advisors Warm To Immediate Annuities... etc. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2008
April Recksiek |
Index Battle Investors who want to build an index-based portfolio have two viable mechanisms: index-based mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). |
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. |
Entrepreneur
July 2007
Scott Bernard Nelson |
Play It Safe There's plenty of room in your portfolio for stocks - but to ride the wave of market volatility, diversify with bonds, too. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Where All the Funds Are Above Average Morningstar's new system has a lot of winners and not too many losers. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
The Investing Secret You Need to Know A winning mutual fund strategy boils down to asset allocation. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011 |
Advisor Emporium Fidelity Launches Advisors' Marketing Program... Vanguard Reduces Investment Minimums... Wells Fargo Provides Consultation Services... etc. |
Registered Rep.
June 25, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
Vanguard Broadens ETF Platform The company that made its reputation with low-cost indexed investments said it will launch 19 new index funds and related ETFs over the next year, as well as an ETF that tracks its $91 billion Vanguard 500 Index Fund. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Growth Fund of America Tips the Scales Has this fund gotten too big for its own good? |
