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HBS Working Knowledge December 8, 2003 |
Readers Respond: Is This the Twilight Era for the Managed Mutual Fund? I am skeptical of the ability of fund managers to consistently beat the market... I believe that we have probably seen the beginning of the decline of the actively managed mutual fund... The mutual fund scandal will shift public trust towards index funds... etc. |
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 January 7, 2004 |
Beating the Market Can an actively managed mutual fund consistently post market-beating returns? |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2007 Jill Ralph |
Don't Sabotage Your Retirement To give yourself a chance at a truly golden retirement, don't let inertia take hold of you -- in either your saving or your investing. |
AskMen.com Ryan Ortega |
Invest On A Budget With a little planning and common sense, you can invest on a budget with very little money up front and, hopefully, a large payout in the end. |
The Motley Fool October 11, 2006 |
On Funds and Meetings If you hold shares through a mutual fund, can you attend annual company meetings? |
Registered Rep. May 18, 2004 John Churchill |
The Only Game in Town Survey shows a majority of investors still think mutual funds provide the best opportunity for a diversified portfolio, and many do not think the mutual fund improprieties are widespread across the industry. |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
The Fund Fee Fracas Are mutual fund fees too high? |
The Motley Fool November 10, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Privatized Social Security: Trouble for Funds? The possible plan may not be a mutual fund windfall. The greatest challenge may lie with the investors themselves. Most simply will not be equipped to manage their own retirement funds. |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2005 Tom Taulli |
Donaldson's Last Stand William Donaldson made his mark on the SEC -- up until his last day in office. Interestingly, even the U.S. Court of Appeals had concerns about the new mutual fund regulations. |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Retirement Funds Ballooning Investors have fatter retirement accounts, with much in mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool April 26, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The Smartest Way to Invest for Retirement Mutual funds are the low-stress way of investing for retirement. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 Kevin Burke |
Fidelity Goes Mass Market on Amazon Retail investors accustomed to buying personal finance books online can now purchase mutual funds from Amazon.com. |
Wall Street & Technology October 27, 2005 Eugene Gilerson |
Mutual Funds Wake-Up Call The developing new market landscape has made it clear that mutual fund families will have to take decisive technological actions to keep their share of the market and sustain profitability. |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 |
Don't Buy the Dividend! There's a bad time to buy into mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2006 Mary Dalrymple |
Frightening Fine Print Have you checked your 401(k) fees? What looks like a small difference could have big consequences. |
HBS Working Knowledge December 1, 2003 |
Is This the Twilight Era for the Managed Mutual Fund? What is the answer to allegedly poor mutual fund governance practices? Can mutual fund directors, often responsible for dozens of funds in a fund family, be expected to exercise adequate oversight? Or must practices be corrected through added regulation? Or is the problem deeper than this? |
Registered Rep. October 1, 2006 John Churchill |
Investing on Faith Fees and performance may be at the top of the list of mutual fund characteristics investors look for, but don't count out faith. |
The Motley Fool March 31, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Opinions Differ on Retirement Plans Here are some general guidelines to get you started on retirement planning. |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
How to Make Money With Mutual Funds A lowdown on mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool September 13, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
How to Stretch a Buck How to make the money you already have go further. |
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 February 4, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Funds and 12b-1 Fees Are you paying counterproductive fees? |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2006 Richards & Hanson |
Beat the Pros at Their Own Game Which is the better hypothetical long-term investment, owning stock mutual funds or the common stocks of the companies that run those mutual funds? |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2008 Rich Duprey |
This Is the Week to Start Investing Don't let the market's woes deter you from making plans for your retirement. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2005 Tom Taulli |
Fidelity Soft No More Payment via soft dollars is an age-old practice on Wall Street, but its days may be numbered. In fact, this week, Fidelity indicated that it will now pay for mutual fund research from Lehman Brothers. This is good for investors. |
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 April 25, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
An ETF Strategy To Save You Money A favorite mutual fund might have a matching ETF -- with lower expenses. |
Wall Street & Technology July 1, 2005 Maria Santos |
Investor Distrust According to a recent survey, less than one-third of U.S. households agree that their mutual fund companies can be trusted to advertise honestly, outperform their competitors or even do the right thing. |
Registered Rep. February 4, 2004 John Churchill |
Americans Not Saving Sufficiently For Retirement Even as advisors eagerly chase the business of retiring baby boomers, a large percentage of the working population remains in the dark about financial planning, having vitually no retirement plan or savings. |
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
10 Trillion Reasons to Invest Mutual funds keep raking in the money. |
The Motley Fool March 11, 2005 |
Mutual Funds vs. Unit Investment Trusts Know what you're dealing with. Here's the difference between a mutual fund and a unit investment trust. |
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?" |
Fast Company September 2008 D. Heath & C. Heath |
Made to Stick: The Myth of Mutual Funds Let's pull off the Band-Aid quickly. You've come to believe that mutual funds are a smart place to put your money. They're not. |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Conspiring for a Better Retirement Are people saving too much for retirement? Don't believe it. Don't give in to conspiracy theories that threaten your ability to meet your financial goals. |
Insurance & Technology November 16, 2007 Anthony O'Donnell |
Medical Mutual of Ohio Acquires Benefit Services Addressing market changes driven by rising healthcare costs, the insurer has added the boutique capabilities of small group focused third-party administrator Benefit Services, Inc. to the carrier's own TPA offering. |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2005 |
Understanding "Window Dressing" Some mutual funds are pulling the wool over your eyes. |
The Motley Fool January 10, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
You Can Start Small You don't need a big bankroll to start investing. A wide range of options are available for investors of modest means, so that you can take what you've already saved and get started. |
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. |
Investment Advisor December 2005 Kathleen M. McBride |
Hybrid Vehicles? Mutual funds have brought Main Street into investing and been the lifeblood of most advisors' practices. In the future, will there be a better way to invest? |
Investment Advisor August 2010 Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: ETFs Enroll in 529 Plans After saving for retirement, saving for college is probably the most daunting financial challenge families face. |
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. |
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 September 6, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Fend Off Fund Fees Here are tips on how to avoid unnecessary mutual fund fees and keep the money for yourself. |
The Motley Fool July 2, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Declare Independence From Your Broker You don't need to be a genius to improve your portfolio's performance, and the best way to do so may involve casting off the shackles of your current brokerage. |
The Motley Fool December 29, 2010 Morgan Housel |
More Premature Reports of the Death of the Individual Investor Investors have been pulling money out of stock mutual funds. But this is an incomplete way of looking at things, and not nearly enough to conclude that we've lost our love of investing. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2013 Craig L. Israelsen |
Mutual Funds vs. ETFs: Which Performance Better? When a portfolio of mutual funds vies against a portfolio of ETFs, which one comes out on top? |
Financial Planning October 2, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Bookshelf Dump all your retail mutual funds! That's the message that Ric Edelman shouts in his book, The Lies About Money. |
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Get More Than You Pay For Although open-end mutual funds make up the majority of all mutual funds available to investors, there's another type that acts much differently. Closed-end mutual funds, carry with it inefficiencies that astute investors can observe and use to their advantage. |
Registered Rep. December 2, 2003 Will Leitch |
Spitzer, OCC Issue Corporate Death Penalty The news came right before the Thanksgiving holiday, so you might have missed it. But let there be no doubt: The mutual fund investigations have now gone nuclear. |