Changes in managers at mutual funds is important news that usually goes unnoticed.

After months of subsisting on close-to-zero yields and watching assets bleed away, money-market mutual funds may have reason to hope that a little relief isn't far off.

Some say target-date mutual funds are your best retirement savings option. But if the rules are too confusing, how do you know if they're working?

Are bond funds a safe haven or do they carry risk? The answer is both. Over time bond funds have been less volatile than stock funds, but that doesn’t mean that losses cannot occur.

Even as funds show significant gains coming off the market bottom, BrightScope reminds you want to watch for as you evaluate your own retirement investments.

Michael Stiansy is a fund manager who seeks companies increasing earning to pair with companies that have suffered but still have a good business model.

Mutual funds are quick to embrace changes that require a short-form document to give investors details about the fund.

Vanguard Group is warning investors that a strong gain in the third quarter doesn't mean they should go overboard on other areas of the market.

Don't be surprised if your mutual fund has another name in a few months. Consolidation continues in the industry as Bank of America's Columbia Funds unit is being bought by Ameriprise and will be merged into the company's RiverSource operations.

Just like in a marriage, investors making a long-term commitment to their mutual funds have to be able to weather the good and the bad times.