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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 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 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. |
Entrepreneur July 2003 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Can't Win for Losing A mutual fund tax quirk limits your capital losses. |
The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Roy Lewis |
Tax Rules for Selling Mutual Funds What do you do when it's time to sell? |
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. |
The Motley Fool November 6, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Stocks vs. Funds: Which Is Right for You? Be careful -- you might be a disastrous fit with individual stocks. |
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 February 28, 2005 |
Understanding "Window Dressing" Some mutual funds are pulling the wool over your eyes. |
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Back Away From That Mutual Fund If you buy a mutual fund just before its capital gains tax distribution, you'll face taxes on an investment you didn't own for very long -- and in many cases, one you never owned. |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2004 |
Seeking Outstanding Mutual Funds Don't settle for below-average performance when you can earn average or better. |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Recent Trends in Mutual Funds Most of us hold some mutual funds. See how they've been growing lately. |
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. |
BusinessWeek December 4, 2006 Lauren Young |
Taking Stock Of Taxes Fund investors, beware of capital gains |
The Motley Fool January 15, 2010 |
Mutual Funds and Your Taxes How to account for what you buy and sell during the year. |
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 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 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 November 3, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
How Much Is Management Costing You? Be picky. Look at fees. Look at a fund's turnover, because the higher the turnover, the higher the taxes on gains will likely be. Look at the long-term returns, too, because given the thousands of mutual funds out there, many are run by not-very-good managers. |
The Motley Fool August 14, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Investors Deserve This Tardy Tax Break It's better late than never for relief on mutual fund capital gains taxes. |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 |
Don't Buy the Dividend! There's a bad time to buy into mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2004 |
Beating the Market Can an actively managed mutual fund consistently post market-beating returns? |
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 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. |
Registered Rep. February 22, 2005 Will Leitch |
SEC's Roye Out as Mutual Fund Head In a move that casts doubt on the future of mutual fund regulation, the SEC has announced that its chief mutual funds legislator, Paul Roye, will step down, effective immediately. |
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 October 30, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Big Gains and Minimal Taxes Many fund investors will enjoy a silver lining come tax time. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Adam J. Wiederman |
2 Smart Ways to Lose Money If you're gonna do it, might as well do it smart. |
The Motley Fool December 29, 2003 |
What's a Mutual Fund? It's sort of like an investing club. |
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. |
Information Today May 29, 2007 |
Morningstar.com Library Edition Enhanced Morningstar has added several new features and improved others on Morningstar.com Library Edition, an online database created exclusively for libraries and their users. |
The Motley Fool April 8, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Switching Funds in an IRA How easy is it to move money from one fund to another, or from a fund to stocks? |
The Motley Fool October 21, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Great News Has Been a Long Time Coming Ordinarily, the end of the year is a dangerous time for mutual fund investors. This year, though, most fund shareholders will enjoy something they haven't seen in a while: freedom from capital gains taxes. |
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 January 4, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Say Goodbye to Class-B Mutual Funds Class B never served you well. Now they don't serve Wall Street, either. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sell Funds, Buy Fund Companies Mutual fund operators are set to post solid earnings growth this week. |
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. |
The Motley Fool November 8, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Fund Stars Stop Streaking Barring a huge recovery between now and year-end, 2007 looks like it may be the end of the road for impressive eight-year performance streaks for many mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Who Sneaked These High-Risk Stocks Into Your Portfolio? Although mutual funds don't have to disclose their holdings all that often, most do on a quarterly basis -- so take a quick look and see what changes your fund managers have made. |
The Motley Fool December 4, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
How to Own the Fastest-Growing Stocks One good way to own the fastest-growing stocks is through mutual funds. By investing in funds, you let skilled professionals choose the most promising stocks they can find for you. |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Why Funds Suddenly Plunge If you notice a large dip in your mutual fund, the reason may be quite simple: distribution of dividends. |
AskMen.com Jeff Wuorio |
Loaded Mutual Funds Never, ever buy a mutual fund that charges a load. |
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 September 21, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
A Fund That Hasn't Lost Money T. Rowe Price's Capital Appreciation fund invests in stocks, bonds, and cash, has low fees, and a 16-year winning streak. |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Congrats -- You Have More Time! You have a lot of options that can help you better your financial situation in very little time. Here are just a few. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Fund Nightmare on Wall Street Most mutual fund investors have smiled at their quarterly statements for years now. But new villains, scarier than any costume-clad Halloween tricksters, are coming soon to a mutual fund near you: Uncle Sam and the IRS. |
Investment Advisor June 2009 James J. Green |
Numerology: Fund Flows Bounce Back Independent and regional broker/dealers, along with RIAs, will account for the majority of mutual fund net sales by the year 2013. |
Financial Advisor August 2008 Roy Diliberto |
Some Taxes May Not Be Inevitable Reducing the tax disadvantages of investing in mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
10 Trillion Reasons to Invest Mutual funds keep raking in the money. |
The Motley Fool October 26, 2004 Roger Nusbaum |
T. Rowe Price Has Wind in Its Sails Can the mutual fund firm do well in a bad environment for financial services? |