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The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 |
The Bond Scoop Ever wondered how bonds work? Here's the answer. |
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? |
Registered Rep. July 1, 2004 Robin Penfold |
Challenging Assumptions It's possible that, for the first time in any living person's career, U.S. stocks will not perform as well as bonds in the next couple of decades. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2004 |
Stocks vs. Bonds Stocks have grown faster than bonds in most time periods. |
Financial Advisor December 2004 Christopher P. Parr |
Look Mom! I Beat the S&P Again! Legg's Value Trust---relative fund superstar or absolute media hype? |
Financial Planning October 1, 2010 Craig L. Israelsen |
Lost-and Found A well-diversified portfolio would have protected investors during the "Lost Decade" between 2000 and 2009. |
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 June 13, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
How Economists Invest The American Economic Association has invested its portfolio of nearly $18 million in ways that leave something to be desired. |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2005 |
Fun With Funds A guide to common types of mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2004 |
Kinds of Funds Learn the difference between income funds and balanced 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. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
By the Book: Tweaking a Well-Worn Investing Strategy In The Future for Investors, Jeremy Siegel says investors should invest in "tried and true" firms -- dividend-paying companies that deliver strong earnings growth over long periods. |
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. |
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. |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2004 |
Did You Know: The NAREIT Equity REIT Index outperformed the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average for the fourth consecutive year. |
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 July 23, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
The S&P 500 Breaks a Record What should you do if you're afraid of a major market meltdown happening soon after you buy in? Staying out of the market forever isn't the best option. Instead, given a long time horizon, you might just jump in, prepared to wait it out if you need to. |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Funds That Never Go Down Learn to look at the bigger picture when evaluating funds. |
The Motley Fool September 6, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Bill Miller's Timing Buying into a fund solely because of its calendar-year records isn't the best idea. Instead, look at the long-term overall record. |
The Motley Fool December 29, 2003 |
What's a Mutual Fund? It's sort of like an investing club. |
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 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. |
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 December 15, 2003 Selena Maranjian |
One Red-Hot Fund While most managed stock mutual funds fail to do as well as a simple index fund, Bill Miller's Legg Mason Value Trust fund has a winning streak going that's on the verge of its 13th year. What stocks does Miller like now? |
Entrepreneur June 2006 Scott Bernard Nelson |
The Long of It The 30-year bond has made a comeback, but individual investors might be better off picking bonds their own size. |
InternetNews March 16, 2006 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Techs Hit Headwinds Stocks and bonds had different tales to tell on Thursday. |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Prepare for Plunging Mutual Fund Returns Brace yourself for some ugly math about your mutual fund returns. |
InternetNews October 14, 2005 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: A Good Start Stocks finally rallied on Friday, but bonds refused to go along for the ride. |
InternetNews February 9, 2006 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Stocks Stall at Resistance The rally didn't get very far before sellers took over. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2012 Craig L. Israelsen |
Thinking Globally: Diversified Portfolio Needs Foreign Stocks. Are They Worth it? A diversified portfolio may need foreign stocks, but are non-U.S. bonds worth the trouble? |
Financial Planning April 1, 2013 Craig L. Israelsen |
Value vs. Growth: Which Investing Strategy Is Better? How do returns from these two types of equities compare? We test them - and find a real difference in performance. |
InternetNews November 29, 2005 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Resistance Holds Again The Dow was stopped shy of 11,000 once again, and the Nasdaq is struggling at support. |
InternetNews November 2, 2005 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Dow, Nasdaq Push Some Big Levels Can the indexes break out without support from the bond market? |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool January 3, 2006 Rich Duprey |
15 and Counting at Legg Mason Legendary fund manager Bill Miller beats the market for the 15th straight year, and you can, too by following several basic principles. |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
A Hidden Trap for Bond Investors Bond-index weighting methods may have you buying dangerous bonds. |
InternetNews October 17, 2005 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Blue Chips Lead The Dow takes the early lead while investors wait for support from the bond market. |
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 March 10, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
I'm Bucking the Trend Index funds are gaining momentum -- but should they? |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2005 |
What's a Bond? A bond is a loan from you to a company or government. If a company issues bonds, it's borrowing cash and promising to pay it back at a certain rate of interest. |
The Motley Fool February 12, 2007 Nathan Slaughter |
I Love Bill Miller Perhaps more than any other investor over the past decade, the famed Legg Mason money manager has helped discredit the efficient market hypothesis and carry the banner for active fund management. |
BusinessWeek July 29, 2010 Lynn Thomasson |
Big Investors Are Bulls, Small Fry Are Bears The difference in sentiment between the two groups is unusually broad - which, in the past, has suggested an excellent buying opportunity. |
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. |
InternetNews November 16, 2005 Paul Shread |
Technical Analysis: Bonds Catch a Bid A missing element for the bullish case begins to appear. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2006 Kristen French |
The Real Real Return The S&P 500 Index may not be all it's cracked up to be, according to Thornburg Investment Management. |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
Investing In Bonds Having some bonds in your portfolio is not only a good way to make money, it's also a great way to diversify. Here's what you need to know before you invest in the bond market. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2009 Craig L. Israelsen |
The Value Premium While industry experts might be trumpeting growth as the place to be when the market rebounds, advisors should remember that longer-term, the market values value. |
The Motley Fool April 25, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Are Holding Periods Pointing Toward a Crash? Many individuals and funds are selling too soon, and too often. While you're searching your investing soul for your holding-period habits, do so with your mutual funds, too. |
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. |