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Mutual Funds News

For Money Funds, Wait Till Next Year

Thursday Nov 5, 2009

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.

Target-Date Funds Need to Sharpen Their Aim

Sunday Nov 1, 2009

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?

Bond Funds: Safe Haven or Risky Asset?

Tuesday Oct 27, 2009

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.

The Best Funds for Your 401k are Your Own

Friday Oct 16, 2009

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.

Value Amid the Distressed

Wednesday Oct 14, 2009

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.

Funds find less paperwork is more readable

Sunday Oct 11, 2009

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

Stock market surge prompts warning to investors

Tuesday Oct 6, 2009

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.

Ameriprise to Buy Most of Columbia

Thursday Oct 1, 2009

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.

How to know if a mutual fund is the marrying kind

Sunday Sep 27, 2009

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.

Hot TIPS

Wednesday Sep 23, 2009

Inflation fears have investors running to mutual funds and ETFs holding Treasury inflation-protected securities.

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