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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 June 21, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Is Turnover the Key to Wealth? Here's a tip that can help you zero in on the best mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool February 12, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
4 Ways to Make Better Investments When it comes to mutual funds, you'll find that most winning funds share many of the same traits. Here's what you should look for to make better choices among 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 June 2, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Americans Favor Mutual Funds Stock funds are hot, as they should be. |
The Motley Fool October 29, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Winning With Buy-and-Hold Mutual Funds In the aftermath of last year's stock market crash, buy-and-hold investing became a controversial strategy. But one year later, mutual funds pursuing a long-term, low-turnover approach to investing seem to be holding up surprisingly well. |
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. |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Best Method for Simple Investing Depending on how you invest, making the right choice between ETFs and index mutual funds will give you exactly the portfolio you want. |
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 November 30, 2007 Rich Duprey |
Bill Miller's New Streak After an amazing 15-year run of beating the S&P 500 index, legendary value investor Bill Miller and his Legg Mason Value Trust are shaping up to fall short of the benchmark for the second year in a row. Has the guru lost his mojo? |
The Motley Fool February 19, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Only Way to Stop Losing Money By taking charge of investing your own large portfolio, you can save a bundle in fees. |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
The Best Brokerages for Mutual Funds Mutual fund investing can be unnecessarily expensive at some brokerages. |
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. |
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 17, 2009 Dayana Yochim |
It's Time for Your Quarterly Cash Checkup Make sure your money is working hard and smart for your future. |
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 July 2, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Declare Independence From Your Broker You don't need to be a genius to improve your portfolio's performance, and the best way to do so may involve casting off the shackles of your current brokerage. |
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 21, 2007 Nathan Alderman |
4 Keys to Easier Investing Mystified by mutual funds? Here's what to look for. Once you know these four key elements to seek out when judging a fund, you'll be ready to start your own search to build your perfect fund portfolio. |
The Motley Fool September 13, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
How to Stretch a Buck How to make the money you already have go further. |
The Motley Fool March 9, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
A Bogle Lesson From 2008 Learn from Vanguard founder and index fund proponent John Bogle, and from your own experience, too. |
The Motley Fool April 22, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Closet Indexing This is a good reminder that when we study mutual funds, we should be vigilant. |
The Motley Fool February 18, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
The Fund Fees You Don't See A study shows that almost half of shareholder costs are undisclosed or nearly impossible to find. While the recent mutual fund scandals raise serious questions about whom we should trust with our money, the actual dollar cost to most individual investors isn't that high. There are far more significant ways funds siphon off our dollars. And they're just as hidden. |
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? |
Salon.com June 13, 2000 Steve Bodow |
The great mutual fund rip-off Millions sink money into them, but do you really know what your fund manager is up to? |
The Motley Fool December 15, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
When ETFs Are Better Than Funds The bottom line is that sometimes, an index fund will serve you just fine. And other times, ETFs may be best. It also depends on the index fund you're looking at, and the ETF. |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2004 |
Beware of "Churning" When brokers and fund managers churn, you usually pay. |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2006 Chuck Saletta |
Dueling Fools: Mutual Funds Bear Problems ingrained in the basic structure of mutual funds typically make them bad investments. |
The Motley Fool June 25, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Pay Attention to Turnover If you're thinking of buying some of a mutual fund's top holdings as individual stocks for your portfolio, be careful. |
The Motley Fool December 26, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
Kiss Your Brokerage Goodbye If you're fed up with your brokerage and don't like having to pay that commission every time you buy or sell a stock or mutual fund, know that you have some choices. |
The Motley Fool August 26, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
My Fund Manager Ate My Retirement! How much of your investment is consumed by your mutual fund's expenses? |
The Motley Fool January 10, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
You Can Start Small You don't need a big bankroll to start investing. A wide range of options are available for investors of modest means, so that you can take what you've already saved and get started. |
The Motley Fool March 19, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Wall Street Should Thank You One finance professor has figured out how much investors pay in commissions, fees, and other investing costs -- and the number will shock you. |
The Motley Fool February 27, 2004 Dayana Yochim |
Sell Your Funds or Stay Put? Fund companies have some soothing words. Before you relax, review your holdings. |
The Motley Fool June 27, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The 5-Minute Fund Test Follow these easy steps to find worthy mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool June 4, 2007 John Reeves |
Insights From America's Greatest Money Manager Do you have the patience to earn outstanding returns? |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
The Mistake That Could Derail Your Portfolio for Years Just because a mutual fund did well before doesn't mean it will continue to do so. |
The Motley Fool September 14, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
The Mighty Will Fall Don't bail out of great investments for the wrong reasons. Assuming you've invested in strong and growing companies with competitive advantages, patience should eventually reward you. |
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 August 16, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Legg Mason Goes Shopping Time will tell whether Legg Mason's shopping spree will yield positive benefits for the firm. In the meantime, most investors will be looking for fund performance to turn a corner. |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Has Bill Miller Lost His Touch? Money managers are human. They make mistakes. However, Legg Mason Value Trust's Bill Miller's oversized bet on wobbly-kneed financials, moribund health-care providers, and overpriced tech stocks is crushing his legacy. |
The Motley Fool October 28, 2005 Dayana Yochim |
Great Commercial. Good Broker? Investors, ignore the clever ad campaigns of brokerage firms and focus on what's best for your wallet. Here's a brief guide to choosing a broker. |
The Motley Fool March 14, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Are You Overdiversified? Learn what you're really getting with an S&P 500 index fund. |
The Motley Fool January 5, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Brokerage Questions for Beginners Know what to ask before you start investing. |
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 December 31, 2003 |
Choose the Right Broker What should you consider when comparing brokerages? |
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 April 5, 2005 |
Behold the Turnover Ratio Turnover ratios can tell you a lot about your mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Schwab Gets Competitive Both the company and its customers can profit from this index fund revamp. |
The Motley Fool April 9, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Why I Was Wrong, and Then Wrong Again Don't get all excited about a mutual fund based on its performance in a single year. |