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The Motley Fool May 15, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Pay Your Broker for Free Funds No-load funds don't cost a dime to buy -- except from some brokers.  |
The Motley Fool May 15, 2008 Shannon Zimmerman |
Fool Interview: Georgetown CIO Larry Kochard An interview with the head of Georgetown University's endowment fund.  |
The Motley Fool May 15, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETFs for the Global Infrastructure Boom With these ETFs, you can profit from the surge in worldwide spending on improvement projects.  |
The Motley Fool May 15, 2008 Roger Friedman |
The Best Investment for a Terrible Retirement What's worse than mediocre returns from funds with high fees? Mediocre returns with insanely high fees.  |
The Motley Fool May 13, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Will Utilities Keep Shining? These utility ETFs have decent yields and low volatility, and they offer safe havens when markets are roiled.  |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2008 Bill Barker |
Today's Strong Buys: International Edition Last year's international stock markets offered returns that dwarfed what the U.S. markets returned. Take a look at some of the most impressive international ETFs of the year.  |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
A Golden Oldie Fund That's Still Kickin' One of the oldest existing mutual funds, CGM Mutual Fund, shows it still has plenty of spunk left.  |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Fees Count in ETFs, Too Keep looking at fees in your funds and seek out low ones. A slightly lower fee can make a world of difference to your bottom line.  |
BusinessWeek May 8, 2008 Lewis Braham |
Veteran Managers, Nimble New Funds If you're looking for a mutual fund that will see you through the morass, don't just look at funds with long track records. A better strategy may be to buy a new fund launched by an old hand.  |
The Motley Fool May 7, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
How You Can Profit From the Next Oil Bust If oil crashes, this exchange-traded fund should skyrocket.  |
The Motley Fool May 7, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Time to Deep-Six 12b-1 Fees? Be on the lookout for these mutual fund fees, which do more harm than good.  |
Financial Advisor May 2008 Alan Lavine |
Value Fund Managers Find Bargains Value fund managers, who have been snapping up large company stocks they expect to perform well in an economic rebound, say they have time on their side.  |
Financial Advisor May 2008 Michael C. Keenan |
The Elephant In The Living Room The transaction costs charged by mutual fund managers are often a significant, if clandestine, part of the fund business, but some Washington lawmakers are trying to change that.  |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2008 Stan Luxenberg |
Currency Plays For The Retail Set At a time when most experts expect the dollar to keep sinking, the Dodge & Cox fund is using futures to bet that the U.S. currency will rise.  |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2008 Brad Zigler |
How To Play The Agriculture Game Commodities' popularity with retail investors ebbs and flows with the inflation cycle. Should you invest in the stocks of companies involved in commodity production, ETFs, or futures?  |
The Motley Fool May 1, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Look Who's Running Harvard Harvard's endowment fund's new manager has an impressive track record behind her. Will she do the same for Harvard?  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz |
Nowhere to Hide During the first three months of 2008 the market saw its worst quarter since 2002, with only a few funds that had minimal loss.  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2008 David Adler |
The Short Story With no sign that the real estate or credit markets have bottomed out, and every sign that consumers are running out of money, long-short funds may be well situated to take advantage of this new era.  |
Financial Planning May 1, 2008 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Foul-Weather Friend The five-star Diamond Hill Long-Short fund outperformed the markets significantly this year.  |
Smart Money May 2008 Janet Paskin |
Target-Date Funds Hard to Evaluate Target-date funds are supposed to make investing easier - but they're hard to evaluate.  |
Investment Advisor May 2008 Kathleen M. McBride |
No Mimicry Here An aversion to risk and comfort with a portfolio that doesn't mimic indexes has helped Delafield Fund perform well over the long haul.  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2008 Stan Luxenberg |
Beating The Bear Will active funds eventually wither away? Not likely. Actively run funds are alive and well, and many are beating the current bear market.  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2008 Stan Luxenberg |
How Low Can You Go? Should investors stay clear of real estate funds until the outlook brightens? Not necessarily. Some signs indicate that the funds could be nearing a bottom.  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2008 Stan Luxenberg |
Focused And Then Some Competing fiercely for the attention of investors, fund companies have brought out a wave of specialized offerings. Many focus on hot-sounding industries, or growing areas of the emerging markets.  |
Financial Advisor April 2008 Alan Lavine |
Stars Align For Long-Short Funds Long-short mutual funds, designed to deliver returns uncorrelated with equity, so far have been living up to their expectations during the period of stock market turmoil that began last summer.  |
Financial Advisor April 2008 Tracey Longo |
Trump Card International markets outperformed their U.S. counterparts for the sixth straight year last year, although that performance has been tempered and is expected to slow in 2008. These funds take full advantage of that.  |
Financial Advisor April 2008 C. & J. Carty |
Capturing Alpha With ETFs An actively managed portfolio of exchange-traded funds can generate risk-adjusted excess returns above those of its individual funds -- a positive alpha.  |
Financial Advisor April 2008 Bruce W. Fraser |
Strategic Income Funds Can Limit Volatility The traditional safe harbor of fixed income in times of extreme market volatility doesn't mean your clients have to settle for today's low yields on Treasurys. Strategic income funds, often overlooked, offer diversity, reduced risk and the potential for higher returns.  |
Financial Advisor April 2008 Marla Brill |
Where Opportunity Knocks Jerry Jordan, manager of the Jordan Opportunity Fund, sees health care and energy as the themes with strong potential for growth.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2008 Dees Stribling |
Down, But Not Out Without a doubt, real estate funds moved through some stormy times in 2007. But no storm lasts forever.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2008 Erin Corcoran |
Made to Order There are several ways you can fit real estate into your portfolio. By using publicly traded REITs, ETFs, direct investment or commingled funds, you can find the real estate option that works best for your risk and return expectations.  |
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