David Snowball, PhD

David ­Snowball, PhD, publisher of MutualFundObserver.com, an independent mutual fund–analysis website that tracks 36,000 investment products. He also is professor of communications studies at Augustana College, Rock ­Island, Illinois.

New Mutual Funds
Mutual Funds & ETFs

New Mutual Funds

David Snowball, PhD | December 30, 2014

It may be enticing to jump into a new mutual fund. A new fund’s small size and its ability to…

Faltering Funds
Mutual Funds & ETFs

Faltering Funds

David Snowball, PhD | August 27, 2014

Would you invest in a mutual fund that trailed more than three-quarters of its category over the past year? Slumps…