Kevin Baker

TheStreet.com Ratings Senior Financial Analyst

Kevin Baker became the senior financial analyst for TSC Ratings upon the August 2006 acquisition of Weiss Ratings by TheStreet.com, covering mutual funds. He joined the Weiss Group in 1997 as a banking and brokerage analyst. In 1999, he created the Weiss Group's first ratings to gauge the level of risk in U.S. equities. Baker received a B.S. degree in management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A. with a finance specialization from Nova Southeastern University.
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Top-Rated ETFs Invest in Foreign Stocks

By Kevin Baker

The funds with the best ratings from TheStreet.com target international stocks and commodities.

04:59AM 10/22/09

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Fidelity Value Portfolio Leads Large Funds

By Kevin Baker

The Fidelity Value Fund was the best-performing portfolio in the third quarter among those with more than $5 billion in assets.

05:55PM 10/16/09

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Volatility, Natural-Gas, Food Funds Slump

By Kevin Baker

The worst-performing exchange traded products in the third quarter were led by commodity funds.

05:00AM 10/16/09

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Health Insurers, Amid Historic Vote, Mired in Risk

By Kevin Baker

U.S. health-insurance companies' profits will be squeezed as health-care reform makes its way to passage.

03:57PM 10/13/09

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Commodities Funds Rebound, Led by Gold

By Kevin Baker

Commodities funds have diverged, with gold and silver taking the lead. But other commodities have made a comeback.

05:00AM 10/09/09

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Worst-Performing Stock Funds Bet Against Equities

By Kevin Baker

The stock mutual funds with the biggest drops during the third quarter bet against equities.

09:24AM 10/07/09

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Airline, Brazil ETFs Post Biggest Gains

By Kevin Baker

Exchange traded funds that focus on the airline industry and Brazilian small-caps stood out as the best performers in the third quarter.

05:00AM 10/05/09

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China ETFs Lead Week's Biggest Losers

By Kevin Baker

Four ETFs and one mutual fund that invest in China had the biggest losses this week among funds that target a specific region.

12:38PM 09/25/09

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ETNs as Trend Tracker: S&P 500, Oil, Gold

By Kevin Baker

Investors are focused on the S&P 500, shorting oil and going long on gold, according to the most popular exchange traded notes.

01:00AM 09/25/09

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Franklin Retirement Fund Rises in Ranks

By Kevin Baker

From a batch of newly rated mutual funds, only Franklin's retirement fund with a target date of 2015 received a high ranking.

08:29AM 09/23/09

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Dow Jones S&P 500 NASDAQ 10-Year Note
10,344.84 1,095.63 2,144.60 32.01
Oil *
78.55
UP
34.92
UP
4.14
UP
6.16
DOWN
0.30
10 Yr
3.20%
SPDR Gold
115.65
+0.34%
+0.38%
+0.29%
-0.93%
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