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Recent Articles in Mutual Funds and ETFs

Update: Abrupt Resignation of Fairholme Fund Co-Manager Raises Concerns

Feb 10, 2012

An update on the fund's current financial exposure and investment strategy

Update: A Fund Closed Many Years Ago Now Open and Worth Considering

Feb 2, 2012

An investing legend recommended it many years back

An Interview with Bruce Berkowitz, Manager of the Fairholme Fund

Oct 6, 2011

Understanding the fund's recent lagging performance and position in financial stocks

Updated List of Highly Recommended Mutual Funds

Aug 5, 2011

Through good times and bad, these funds have delivered solid results and are likely to continue to do so

Are Money Funds Becoming Obsolete and Poor Investments?

Jul 22, 2011

Alternatives to near zero yielding money market funds

How Does He Do it and What's His Thinking on His Current Strategy?

Jun 23, 2011

An interview with Bruce Berkowitz, manager of the Fairholme Fund

Investing in Bond Funds in a Low Yield World

Apr 8, 2011

Bond funds that have produced decent returns without significant risks

Picking Winning Mutual Funds for Your Future

Mar 23, 2011

How can you reconcile conflicting rankings from different mutual fund rating services?

Update: The Best Index Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds

Feb 15, 2011

What about alternative index funds including equal-weight index funds? What are the best index funds now?

Investing in Small Cap Value Stocks

Jan 31, 2011

Comparing and selecting funds in this space likely to perform well in the years ahead

This Fund Manager Has Posted High Long-Term Returns With Below-Average Risk

Jan 25, 2011

And, he's now pessimistic about major segments of the U.S. stock market

Update: The Fairholme Fund Just Did Something Unusual Which Few Other U.S. Funds Have Done

Dec 10, 2010

Is this long-term winner still worthy of your investment dollars?

Morningstar's Own (Surprising) Research on What Drives a Mutual Fund's Success

Dec 1, 2010

What factors have the most predictive power when selecting funds?

Highly Recommended Mutual Funds

Nov 29, 2010

Actively managed funds, November 2010, from the No-Load Fund Analyst

Update: My Favorite Emerging Markets Fund

Sep 14, 2010

A fund I like that can help you get the upside potential without taking as much risk as with many emerging markets funds

Keep Investing in Vanguard Health Care Fund?

Aug 11, 2010

Q: The Vanguard Health Care Fund was always a big winner for several years. Now, its value is down. Do you think it's a good purchase for me to hold onto?

Interview with International Fund Manager Edward Hocknell

Jul 6, 2010

His views on economic growth, government deficits, gold, bonds and more

Are Exchange-Traded Funds Superior to Mutual Funds?

May 14, 2010

Update: May 6 "Flash Crash" highlights some ETF pitfalls

Vanguard Strikes Back in ETF Pricing War

May 4, 2010

What are they offering now and how it may benefit you

Analyzing Sector Investing at Vanguard

Apr 19, 2010

Which sectors, if any, make sense for your portfolio?

Fidelity Offering Free iShares ETF Trading

Apr 16, 2010

Financial news media applauds "good news" for investors...should you join in?

Update: Highly Recommended Mutual Funds

Apr 15, 2010

The No-Load Fund Analyst's list of most highly recommended funds...

Money Market Funds Are Paying Near Zero Percent

Mar 31, 2010

Short duration bond funds offer higher yields and guard better against rate rise risk than most bond funds

iShares Target-Date Funds Offering Simplified ETF Investing

Mar 15, 2010

Q: The target date funds offered by iShares...seem like a great deal because they greatly reduce the fees I would pay in purchasing and rebalancing the separate funds. Are these funds as great of a deal as I think?

Leading Investment Publication Ranks 61 Mutual Fund Families

Mar 4, 2010

#1 Fund company may surprise you as Vanguard plunges 33 positions to 40th place

Turbocharged Returns With Leveraged Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)

Feb 25, 2010

The role that this rapidly growing ETF segment should play in your portfolio

Using Mutual Fund Past Performance

Jan 13, 2010

Lessons learned from a top performing Fidelity fund

Understanding the Hidden Fees in Mutual Funds

Oct 30, 2009

Does the average global stock fund really cost investors 3 percent in annual fees?

This International Fund has Outperformed an Index Fund by 400% Over the Past 21 Years

Sep 9, 2009

And, it did so with consistent returns and lower volatility than the index, a strong management team and competitive expenses

Oakmark's Star Money Manager Challenges Today's Conventional Stock Market Wisdom

Aug 27, 2009

Value manager William Nygren's take on recent (higher) stock market valuations

Has Fairholme Fund Manager Bruce Berkowitz Lost His Golden Touch?

Aug 27, 2009

An update on questions raised by star fund manager’s investing decisions and prowess after negative 2008 showing.

Tips for Trading Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)

Jul 13, 2009

Here are some helpful guidelines, tips and cautions for trading Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)

International Small Cap Stocks: Upside Potential, But Worth the Risk?

Jul 2, 2009

An extensive interview with Matt Dobbs, Manager of Vanguard International Explorer fund