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The Motley Fool June 28, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
Focus on Fees When it comes to mutual funds, it pays to be a cheapskate. Take a look at the funds you currently own. Are you paying for the "privilege" of underperformance? If so, it could be time for a mutual fund makeover. |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2004 |
Beating the Market Can an actively managed mutual fund consistently post market-beating returns? |
The Motley Fool November 6, 2006 Tim Hanson |
Don't Try to Beat the Market It's entirely possible to be a hands-off investor and still put the long-term wealth-building power of the stock market to work for you. The secret? Index funds. |
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 12, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
Steal These Stocks! Despite what you may have heard, you can indeed beat the market while sleeping peacefully at night with world-class mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool December 29, 2003 |
What's a Mutual Fund? It's sort of like an investing club. |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
How to Make Money With Mutual Funds A lowdown on mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool May 13, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Funds to Save You If your financial future is shaky, certain mutual funds can save you. Before you invest in any mutual fund, make sure you've studied it well -- either on your own or with some help. |
The Motley Fool November 27, 2007 Adam J. Wiederman |
How to Invest When You're Busy If you're pressed for time, mutual funds may be the perfect investment opportunity for you. |
The Motley Fool November 25, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These 3 Tips Will Make You a Winning Investor Don't waste money on unnecessary investing costs. |
The Motley Fool August 8, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
Beat the Market in Your Sleep Outperform without all that pesky volatility. The Vanguard 500 Index a world-class and dirt cheap S&P tracker that provides quick and easy exposure to such household names as Microsoft, General Electric, and IBM -- has notched an annualized gain of 12%. |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Investments Even Dilbert Would Love These index funds and ETFs can strengthen your portfolio. |
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 February 13, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
3 Reasons to Sell Mutual funds are supposed to be buy-to-hold investments. Still, it's never safe to assume that any investment is a now-and-always proposition. Here are three key reasons to consider parting ways with a fund you hold. |
The Motley Fool December 7, 2004 David Gardner |
Finding the Best Funds Here's how you can climb to the top of the mutual fund heap. |
The Motley Fool September 6, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
Get Off to a Smart Start Just getting your feet wet with investing? We've got a cheat sheet. |
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Shannon Zimmerman |
Making a Million Is Child's Play Grade school math plus time can add up to big bucks in the bank. Here is what savvy stock-picking can do to rev up your retirement road trip. |
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 September 17, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
You're Holding the Bag on Financials It's too early to tell just how big the taxpayer bill for the various bailouts, bank failures, and bankruptcies might be. But one thing is for sure: Mutual fund shareholders have already taken a big hit. |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Marketing, Vanguard-Style Phenomenal growth with minimal marketing -- it can be done. Between 1981 and 2004, Vanguard's market share of mutual fund assets swelled from 1.7% to 9.6%. |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2006 Richards & Hanson |
Beat the Pros at Their Own Game Which is the better hypothetical long-term investment, owning stock mutual funds or the common stocks of the companies that run those mutual funds? |
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
Tomorrow's Winners Today If you want to find the best funds, home in on seasoned skippers with sensible strategies who have made money for their shareholders over the long haul. When it comes to investing in mutual funds, that's always the critical question. |
The Motley Fool October 3, 2006 Shannon Zimmerman |
If You Could Make Only One Investment ... Looking for ideas? Look no further. Why place all of your hard-earned money on a single horse when you can spread your bets around and sleep peacefully with a top-notch fund? |
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Growth Fund of America Tips the Scales Has this fund gotten too big for its own good? |
The Motley Fool May 31, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
How to Make the Most From Your Funds Investors make big mistakes with their mutual funds. Here's how to avoid them. |
The Motley Fool August 12, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
The Most Important Fund Criteria Yes, even more important than a Morningstar rating. |
The Motley Fool June 4, 2007 Chuck Saletta |
Why You Must Invest Now To have a reasonable shot at a golden retirement, you must get started now. The easiest way to get started is with a low-cost, total-market index fund like the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index. |
The Motley Fool December 9, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Beware of Lists of Top Funds One danger of investing is the list of top-performing mutual funds that you'll find often in many financial periodicals. Why are such lists problematic? Let us count the ways. |
The Motley Fool March 17, 2004 David Gardner |
Finding the Best Funds David Gardner rolls out a new service to help you climb to the top of the mutual fund heap. |
The Motley Fool September 28, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The Key to Successful Mutual Fund Investing Mutual fund expenses may be one of the best ways to tell whether a fund will outperform or not. |
The Motley Fool August 28, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Two Top-Notch Funds From Vanguard These two actively-managed Vanguard funds earn top marks. Vanguard Capital Value has a contrarian bent, while Vanguard Global Equity takes a global approach. |
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Index Fund Fire Sale Index funds are lowering their fees, and you are the winner. |
The Motley Fool September 28, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
Masterful Money Managers A fund can only be as strong as the person picking the stocks. If that guy's a dud, chances are just about 100% that his fund will be, too. How to separate good fund management from bad. |
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 September 12, 2006 Selena Maranjian |
You Don't Need a Million to Make a Million As little as $6,000 a year and some patience can get you there, but if you don't approach your investing sensibly, you could see your nest egg shrink instead of grow. |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
Are Your Funds Worth Owning? There's nothing magical or intrinsically worthwhile about a mutual fund in itself. A fund is only as good as the folks picking the investments. How does your fund measure up? |
The Motley Fool April 13, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
Are Your Funds Worth Owning? Performance and experience are two musts for any champion fund. Find out what it takes to be a true fund champ. A key ingredient: an experienced manager with a track record of beating the S&P 500. Would your fund measure up? |
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 April 21, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
We're Beating the Market. Are You? A Champion Funds performance update. With mutual funds, you usually get what you don't pay for. |
The Motley Fool April 13, 2006 Charly Travers |
A Foolish Baby Shower: Vanguard 500 Index While returns over the next 18 years may not match those of the last 20, it's likely that returns will be between 7%-10% a year for baby, and that's a pretty good start for building a portfolio that will last a lifetime. |
The Motley Fool October 23, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Are Your Investments All Wrong? In most bear markets, you can find somewhere to hide. But this time around, there's really no harbor from the financial storm. |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2004 Shannon Zimmerman |
Check Volatility at the Door Sector funds can be a lot more risky than they at first appear. Even true champion funds aren't risk-free, but a history of keeping volatility in check adds to their appeal. |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
Why You're Losing Money on Your Investments Past performance is not indicative of future results when it comes to mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool September 26, 2008 Shannon Zimmerman |
Beat the Market in Your Sleep Outperform without all that pesky volatility. |
The Motley Fool March 20, 2009 Tim Hanson |
It's Time to Reinvent the Index Fund The flawed "bigger is better" reasoning that underlies index investing has exposed American investors to needless amounts of risk over the past few years and ultimately cost them billions of dollars of their hard-earned money. |
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 21, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
Funds and Fatherhood Mutual funds and Father's Day -- a perfect combination. |
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. |
Entrepreneur January 2006 Scott Bernard Nelson |
World View Seeking a well-rounded portfolio? There's never been a better time to take a portion of your investments global. The simplest solution is to find a good, low-cost international index fund. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman |
You're Paying How Much? With mutual funds, you usually get what you don't pay for. |