For decades, you could put some of your money into mainstream bond funds for a fairly safe cushion against the…
Rather than hide from the effects of rising interest rates, which cause bond prices to fall, daring investors can bet…
One of the surest ways to cushion your portfolio against a stock market plunge is to hold assets in cash.…
Bond funds were put to the test in recent months as interest rates spiked, causing bond prices to sink. More…
When Janet Brown is selecting mutual funds, she looks past the traditional criteria that most other fund pickers use, such…
For many investors, now may be the time to be more daring. Various problems that threatened to derail the stock…
For many investors, there no longer is a question of whether to invest some money in funds that focus on…
The tax bite on your gains and income from mutual funds may be going up—making it even more important to…
An article in the March 1, 2013 issue of Bottom Line/Personal titled “The Safer Portfolio” describes a portfolio of mutual…
For years, Sheldon Jacobs built up a treasure trove of investment rules to help small investors beat Wall Street professionals.…
Always study the person in charge when you are deciding whether to invest in a mutual fund. When I am…
Exchange-traded funds, which have soared in popularity over the past decade, are attracting extra attention because of a brand-new plus…
Many nervous investors have flocked to the safety of US Treasuries this year, depressing the yields of those investments so…
It might seem that companies in emerging markets in Asia and Latin America have little in common with blue chip…
The financial industry has been rolling out more mutual funds that resemble hedge funds but that, unlike hedge funds, require…
