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BusinessWeek May 3, 2004 Lauren Young |
Small-Caps That Still Want You Many hot small-company stock funds are closed to newcomers. Check out these small-cap funds that still welcome new investors. |
BusinessWeek December 12, 2005 Lewis Braham |
Funds Made To Deliver "Absolute return" mutual funds aim for a positive result no matter how the stock market does. |
The Motley Fool April 7, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Three Funds for Stock Investors Even the most hardcore equity buffs can afford to own some mutual funds. Oakmark International Fund... Arbitrage Fund... Gateway Fund... |
Investment Advisor August 2005 Angelina Dance |
S&P Mutual Fund Sector Focus: Small-Cap Growth Still Packing a Punch Growth investing, particularly in the small-cap sector, has traditionally been considered a high-risk approach, yet in the past several years has proven to be rewarding. |
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Jeffrey M. Laderman |
Mutual Funds: What To Do Now Wondering how to cope with the growing scandal? Here are some answers. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2003 Stan Luxenburg |
Going to Extremes Used as the "explore" part of a "core and explore" strategy, focus can indeed help produce alpha (outperformance). |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2004 |
Kinds of Funds Learn the difference between income funds and balanced funds. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2005 Stan Luxenberg |
Looks Like a Hedge Fund, Smells Like For clients who cannot --- or will not --- try hedge funds, there is a compelling alternative: mutual funds that follow hedge-like strategies. Here are some options. |
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. |
Registered Rep. February 1, 2006 Stan Luxenberg |
Do-It-Yourself Funds of Funds The real deal breakers for financial advisors with wealthy clients who have sophisticated needs are that hedge funds tend to be illiquid and lack transparency. Here's how to use mutual funds that use hedge fund strategies to solve this problem. |
Financial Advisor June 2004 Kevin M. Wilson |
Why Value Beats Growth Portfolios using asset allocation combined with value investing produce better financial results. How should you advise clients to invest? |
The Motley Fool May 20, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Forward-Thinking Family This mutual fund family vows to keep costs low while giving a solid performance. If you don't know much about Bridgeway Funds, you might want to learn more. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
Foreign Intrigue Financial planners need a passport to follow the money that's flooding into overseas mutual funds, but the wave may be about to break. |
The Motley Fool March 19, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
3 Tasty Fund Plays Not all mutual funds are created equal or equally bad. |
The Motley Fool October 4, 2005 |
Fun With Funds A guide to common types of mutual funds. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2002 Stan Luxenberg |
When Funds Put Up the Velvet Rope For months, advisors looking to invest in a solid small cap fund have been faced with a growing problem: Many of the best ones have been closed to new investors. If there are ways to access a closed fund manager, should you do it? Probably not. |
AskMen.com Michael Estrin |
12 Financial Terms You Probably Didn't Know About Here's a list of 12 everyday financial terms that you might encounter, along with their definitions. |
Financial Advisor May 2004 Gene Swanzey |
Hedge Funds Can Complement Modern Portfolio Theory Active management can result in higher risk-adjusted returns. |
BusinessWeek January 23, 2006 Lauren Young |
Funds: The Easy Way To Find The Best This Mutual Fund Scoreboard turns up funds you might never have heard of otherwise. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
How Super Are Hedge Funds? They're today's happening investment, but advisers and clients who are swooning over hedge funds should bear in mind that there are many reasons these super-investments don't deserve their glorified image. |
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 September 17, 2004 Rich Smith |
Hit 'Em Where They Ain't By focusing your investing on small caps, you can go where the giants of the investing world can't. |
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. |
Entrepreneur December 2003 Dian Vujovich |
Anything Goes Here's a top-performing fund that's got flexibility on its side. |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
3 Off-the-Radar Small-Cap Gems These quality funds can give your portfolio the exposure it needs. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
Seven-Year Hitch? Small-cap stocks have been big winners ever since the last century, but keeping the good times rolling could be a major challenge for financial planners. |
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Anne Tergesen |
Time To Hedge On Hedge Funds? New research shows that returns are sliding, and some don't help you diversify. |
The Motley Fool December 10, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Types of Investors: Which Are You? Knowing who you are can help you understand yourself and how you approach making money. Learn about some classifications of investors and which brokerage is right for 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. |
The Motley Fool May 11, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
Building the Perfect Portfolio Smart asset allocation is critical to successful fund investing. Staying the course is a fine idea, but because your goals and tolerance for risk are bound to change over time, the perfect portfolio will always be a work in progress. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2003 Grove & Prince |
The Affluent Are Searching for Relief in Alternatives The rich shouldn't care if it's a bull or bear market. That's because the rich have so many investment options -- they can go completely short, or pick a cocktail of alternative investments, that, theoretically, could hedge away risk. Surveys show the affluent are doing exactly that. |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
Time to Buy Here's a tip for fortifying your portfolio during troubled times: Growth funds are on sale. Get 'em while they're not hot. |
AskMen.com April 14, 2002 Rashmikant Patel |
Starting A Portfolio Investors can easily understand and build a portfolio that conforms to their needs... |
Financial Planning January 1, 2005 Donald Jay Korn |
Fancy Footwork Just as the economy is expected to muddle through this year, consensus forecasts indicate parallel plodding in the financial markets, with unspectacular returns for stocks and bonds. Financial planners seeking to thrive in 2005 may need to develop new tactics. |
BusinessWeek August 1, 2005 Lauren Young |
A Green Light For Blue-Chip Funds Returns have been off lately, but funds investing in big-cap stocks are set to rebound. |
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004 Lauren Young |
Mutual Funds: Keeping Fit In A Flat Market It's hard to draw a bead on the stock market these days. With the major equity indexes flat for the year, it feels like neither the bulls nor the bears are in charge. So where does that leave an investor in search of a few good places to stash some cash? |
The Motley Fool August 17, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
Time to Buy? The market downturn this summer has handed smart fund investors a world-class opportunity to go shopping down the equity market's large-cap growth aisle. |
BusinessWeek October 10, 2005 Lewis Braham |
The Growing Interest In Growth Stocks Lately growth stocks are outrunning value funds. |
Investment Advisor January 2006 Callahan & Howard |
Boxes Are Not Classes Advisors who use style boxes as proxies for asset classes are performing a disservice to clients. Here's why characteristic boxes are not asset classes and allocating among various characteristic boxes is useless at best. |
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Lauren Young |
Where Investors Hunt For Refuge As the bull struggles, they're playing it safer at home -- and investing more abroad. A look at where the money is flowing to, and the outlook from some mutual fund managers. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2002 Dave Tsujimoto |
In Defense of Hedge Funds Here's why any rep with high-net-worth clients ought to become familiar with the nuances of hedge funds. |
The Motley Fool May 31, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The Best Closed Mutual Funds: Part 2 You might still have a shot at these superior small-cap funds: Royce Premier... Rainier Small/Mid Cap... American Century Small-Cap Value... |
The Motley Fool December 29, 2003 |
What's a Mutual Fund? It's sort of like an investing club. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Ilana Polyak |
Living Large Fund manager Ron Muhlenkamp's multi-cap, multi-style strategy tells him that it's time to buy the big caps. |
BusinessWeek April 17, 2006 Roben Farzad |
Blue Chip Blues How long will the stocks of America's largest companies remain weaklings on Wall Street? |
The Motley Fool August 19, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
How Many Hidden Gems Are Enough? One stock, two stocks, three stocks, 24. What's the right number to own? |
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Dan Wheeler |
Hedge Funds, Unplugged Take the buzz out of the hedge fund phenomenon, and you may find less electricity than you think. |
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 Advisor October 2004 Alan Lavine |
Pondering The Fate Of Mid-Cap Stock Funds Is the market rotating away from this once-hot sector? |
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 Russell Wild |
Style War Some financial advisers argue that there's more than one way to slice a portfolio. |