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The Motley Fool October 12, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	Vanguard's Best Funds Zeroing in on the fund family's best bets.
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The Motley Fool December 29, 2005 Tim Hanson	Design the Perfect Portfolio You can have it all and never leave your circle of competence. The magic of mutual funds is that they allow you to perfect your portfolio while concentrating on the industries you know.
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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.
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The Motley Fool June 8, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman	The Case for Mutual Funds Our resident fund jockey takes on all doubters. Are mutual funds a good investment, or just a way to underperform?
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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 January 9, 2004	Alternatives to Index Funds Is it cheaper to choose exchange-traded funds over traditional index 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.
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