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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
August 3, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Can Bill Gross Keep His Magic Touch? Investors piling into his flagship bond fund are missing cheaper opportunities. |
AskMen.com
Charles Frisbie |
Guy's Guide To Index Funds Index funds are a good way to diversify your portfolio with modest growth. Learn here how to pick a good one. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Investments Even Dilbert Would Love These index funds and ETFs can strengthen your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
March 15, 2008
Todd Wenning |
This Will Scare You Silly Take a look at some scary annualized returns from index and bond funds, and what you can do to maximize your portfolio's returns. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
AARP Has Liquidated You. Now What? AARP gets out of the mutual funds business. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Are Advisors Making Smart ETF Choices? It looks like many of them are jumping on the bandwagon. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
I'm Bucking the Trend Index funds are gaining momentum -- but should they? |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2008
Todd Wenning |
This Will Scare You Silly As scary as the current and potential 10-year returns for the S&P sound, investors who added international stocks to their portfolio in 1998 have still come out ahead. |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Money Managers: The Best of the Best Don't forget to look for copycats with small fees. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2007
John Rosevear |
What to Do When Your 401(k) Stinks Sometimes, your 401(k) isn't everything it's cracked up to be: Making the most of a bad investment menu. |
The Motley Fool
July 3, 2008
Brian Richards |
The Worst Investment I've Ever Seen Many people do not realize that mutual fund fees are important for making an index fund investment decision. Secondly, even investors who realize fees are important do not minimize index fund fees. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
401(k) Confusion A recent report examining the behavior of 2.8 million 401(k) plan participants suggests that there's some confusion out there. Here's some advice. |
The Motley Fool
April 9, 2010
Robert Brokamp |
9 Retirement Killers Make sure you sock it away, and sock it away the right way. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
July 18, 2005
Adrienne Carter |
Pushing Index Funds A Bit Higher Mutual funds that start with indexing and then tweak here and there to help increase returns. |
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
September 16, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Why You're Not Beating the Market All stocks seem to be moving in tandem. Actively managed mutual funds have been one of the primary victims of this flight from equity, with $191 billion pulled from equity funds in 2008 and 2009, according to Investment Company Institute data. |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Must-Read Mutual Fund News What to make of tracking error, American Funds, and reduced trading fees. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
I Love the S&P 500 The main reason to love this index is that over time, it tends to beat the pants off the majority of managed mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Why Mega-Cap Stocks Are Not Enough Before you jump into the biggest, most popular index funds that are based on the S&P 500 index, think twice. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2004
Bill Mann |
Index Funds: Still Your Best Bet So we're running to actively managed funds now? Not so fast, my friend. When Nathan Slaughter pointed his guns at the trusty, old index fund, many had to stop and ask whether The Motley Fool was abandoning one of its oldest principles. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
Can You Retire on $75,000? Some tips to pump up your nest egg. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Is One-Stop Investing Safe? Having all your money in one place can be detrimental in a couple of ways. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
6 Bond ETFs for Today's Market In case you haven't noticed, bonds are the new black. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Foolish Weekly Fund Wrap-Up Socially responsible funds are raking in the assets. Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund... Neuberger Berman Socially Responsible Fund... TIAA-CREF Social Choice Equity Fund... etc. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2006
Chuck Saletta |
Dueling Fools: Mutual Funds Bear Rebuttal Beating a benchmark only has meaning if you're looking at the right one. Over a lifetime, managing to barely beat Vanguard's Short-Term Bond Index should be an embarrassment for a stock investor. |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2005
Shannon Zimmerman |
A Big Change at Vanguard Indexing whiz Gus Sauter passes the baton. Should you care? |
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
October 1, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Cast the Biggest Net for Profits Building a strong portfolio doesn't have to be hard. If you pick wisely, you can do it with just a few index funds. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Why Even Bond Managers Hate Bonds It may be time to switch back to stocks. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Are These the Only 2 Funds You Need? Consider the benefits of keeping it simple. |
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 31, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Why Pay for Nothing? From the standpoint of the individual investor, mutual fund fees often go unnoticed. However, they're extremely significant and represent a large handicap for savers to overcome in trying to reach their financial goals. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Market-Beating Returns Made Simple This twist on the old index fund does well. Equal-weight funds have done quite well compared to traditional index funds over periods of several years. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2011
Amanda B. Kish |
Coming Soon to Your 401(k): ETFs Schwab plans to offer ETFs for 401(k). |
The Motley Fool
March 25, 2008
Chuck Saletta |
The World's Easiest Retirement Plan Doing anything -- anything at all! -- to prepare for retirement, is better than doing nothing. Read on for our simple plan. |
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
3 Reasons to Move Beyond Index Funds If you want to take your investing prowess to the next level you'll want to move beyond index funds -- at least with part of your savings. |
Financial Advisor
December 2005
Alan Lavine |
Playing Two Sides PIMCO's three-year-old StocksPlus Total Return Fund buys S&P 500 futures, then tries to beat the index with bonds. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
If You Can't Beat the Indexes, Join Them As easy as it is to have an all-index portfolio, you may be curious: Is it a good idea? |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2009
Amanda B. Kish |
American Funds' Achilles' Heel Why is the fund giant losing money to competitors? |
The Motley Fool
April 9, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
The Surprising S&P 500 Learn fun facts about the venerated index, which just turned 50. Many index funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are tied to it. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Investments That Don't Stand a Chance An active fund that only seeks to match its benchmark is a waste of your money. If that's all a fund can offer, you're much better off going with the index fund. |
The Motley Fool
October 22, 2010
Amanda B. Kish |
Are Bonds in a Bubble? Millions of Americans depend on the income from their bonds and bond funds to fund their golden years, so there could be lasting implications for scores of already battered investors if that bubble comes to pass. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
How Investors Beat the Great Recession A simple strategy brought many back to even. Many investors use asset allocation strategies to spread their risk across various types of investments. |
The Motley Fool
February 11, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
401(k) Tips Cut your taxes, improve your retirement, and perhaps get free money. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
November 15, 2004 |
Make Your 401(k) Work Harder Take one minute to maximize your employer-sponsored retirement plan. |
Financial Advisor
April 2010
Marla Brill |
A Good Complement More advisors think both bond mutual funds and ETFs belong in client portfolios. |
