The six-year-old bull market is taking a big tax bite out of mutual fund investors. As fund managers sell off…
Why Now Is the Time to Invest in a Focused Fund This is the right time for investors to focus…
The explosive growth of exchange-traded funds (ETFs)—there are now more than 1,400 with $2 trillion in total assets—often makes it…
Stocks of big companies with powerful earnings growth often outperform the overall market. The trouble is, large-cap growth stocks also…
For many investors, recently issued SEC rules are making money-market funds even less attractive than their low interest rates have…
You may never have considered investing in Tokyo office buildings, British shopping malls or luxury condos in Singapore. But funds…
Which are better—actively managed funds whose managers pick which stocks to buy and sell…or a passive investment such as an…
Companies focused on the Internet have come a long way since the dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s. Many…
To spread out your bets (and your risk), you can buy shares in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in dozens…
They’re Not As Risky As You Might Think Mutual funds that invest in stocks of small companies can boost your…
Many investors never bother adjusting their portfolios to restore their desired balance of stocks versus bonds, even when stocks have…
This type of fund has topped all others One type of stock fund has outperformed all others over the past…
(And the Funds to Avoid) Will US interest rates ever start to rise? Of course they will, although investors and…
It may be enticing to jump into a new mutual fund. A new fund’s small size and its ability to…
The party’s not over yet. But fears of a nasty hangover are growing among investors as they prepare to enter…
