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The Motley Fool October 4, 2005 |
Fun With Funds A guide to common types of mutual funds. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2006 Craig L. Israelsen |
Hidden Measures How did U.S. stocks perform versus U.S. equity mutual funds last year? The market-cap bias in measuring stock returns tends to obscure the true return picture. |
Financial Advisor August 2009 Craig L. Israelsen |
A Better Balanced 'Core' Balanced funds are based on outdated models and need to be better diversified. |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Learn About Stock Indexes For many people, index investing is the best way to get rich. |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Americans Favor Mutual Funds Stock funds are hot, as they should be. |
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 August 22, 2005 |
Learn About Stock Indexes An index is a group of stocks, the performance of which is measured as a whole. As an investor, you've got more choices than just the S&P 500. |
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 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 December 29, 2003 |
What's a Mutual Fund? It's sort of like an investing club. |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2003 |
REITs Three-Peat For the third consecutive year, real estate stocks outperformed most other benchmarks. |
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 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 March 24, 2006 Paul Elliott |
Yes, You Can Still Cash In Why small-caps (especially small-cap growth) are a good place to put your investment dollars. |
The Motley Fool March 22, 2005 |
Beyond the S&P 500 Index investors have more choices than just the S&P 500. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 Israelsen & Clement |
Of Stocks and Funds Financial advisers need to explain to their clients that diversification can be a double-edged sword; protection against loss can sometimes insulate against return. Here's a performance comparison of individual stocks vs. equity funds in 2004. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2005 Robert Brokamp |
Stocks for the Really Long Term Yes, stocks are the long-term investment of choice. But at any price? |
Financial Planning November 1, 2005 Randy Lert |
Stick to Your Guns! Investment managers have stayed bullish on investment underdogs despite a market that has been going the other way. Their favorite category by far is large-cap growth stocks, yet according to several surveys, those stocks only rose 1.7%. |
Entrepreneur December 2003 Dian Vujovich |
Anything Goes Here's a top-performing fund that's got flexibility on its side. |
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. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Bob Hirschfeld |
Ninth-Inning Save Although indexes were lackluster, large caps rallied toward the end of the year. |
InternetNews August 11, 2004 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: A Nice Recovery The Dow and S&P lead the way, but they won't go far without the techs. |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2005 Bill Barker |
$40 Billion Small Caps How your "small-cap" fund might own some of the biggest companies in the market. |
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. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 Joshua M. Kaplan |
Out of Balance The mutual fund universe is quite expansive, with multitudes of funds that have reasonable initial investment minimums. By opting for a balanced fund, clients need to understand that they are relinquishing control of their allocation. |
InternetNews March 16, 2006 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Techs Hit Headwinds Stocks and bonds had different tales to tell on Thursday. |
InternetNews October 31, 2005 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: So Close The market came close to flashing a bullish signal Monday, but then retreated. |
Entrepreneur October 2004 Dian Vujovich |
In the Balance No matter how you slice it, having a blend of stock and bond funds in your personal portfolio is a must. If you're looking for an all-in-one fund, check out Oakmark Equity and Income Fund. |
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. |
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. |
Investment Advisor October 2005 Ben Warwick |
The Puzzler: Large Cap or Small? We all know that when it comes to stocks, size matters. But bigger isn't always better, especially when the subject under discussion is the equity market. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2013 Craig L. Israelsen |
Should Clients Avoid Bonds Now? With rates inching upward, some clients may want to skip fixed-income investments entirely. They shouldn't. |
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 February 25, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Index Funds Are Hard to Beat An eye-opening new study from Standard & Poor's reveals that the majority of managed funds fail to outperform simple index funds. That's right -- funds run by actual human beings still can't beat a copycat strategy of matching a broad index's holdings. |
InternetNews July 16, 2004 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Nasdaq At Important Support The index's uptrend from October 2002 could be in jeopardy. |
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 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. |
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. |
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. |
Entrepreneur December 2005 Dian Vujovich |
What's In a Name? There's often more to a fund than its moniker. |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2004 W.D. Crotty |
Reconstituting the Russell Indexes This year's reconstitution of the Russell 3000, a market-cap-weighted index made up of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies, includes the addition of 34 biotechnology firms and 20 medical specialty companies. |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2004 Salim Haji |
How Many Stocks Should You Own? Diversification into stocks you don't fully understand could increase risk within your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2006 |
Where to Invest Money for College Stocks? Bonds? Well, the longer the time period until you'll need the money, the more risk you can take. Here's a typical set of guidelines that some financial planners might offer you. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Need a Yawner Investment? If you're in the market for a safe little something for your portfolio, buy bonds. |
Entrepreneur March 2007 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Worth a Look A new twist on an old concept shakes up the index fund universe. With some research and observation, it could work for you. |
BusinessWeek July 4, 2005 Aaron Pressman |
Option Income Funds: Watch Out Option income funds, which hold stocks and sell call options against them, offer payouts that are generous in these low-yield times, but the risks are great. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2005 Rex Moore |
Juicing the Market's Returns You want to know exactly what actions you should take to finally get your investing house in order. The "Index Plus a Few" is a low-risk strategy with market-beating potential. |
The Motley Fool May 6, 2005 Rex Moore |
Boosting Your Returns "Index Plus a Few" is a low-risk strategy with market-beating potential. |
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. |