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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Bank Fund Tops Quarter's Closed-End Fund Performers

By Kevin Baker

The best-performing closed-end fund in the third quarter is a fund that focuses exclusively on banks and thrifts.

Related Topics: Personal Finance | Banks | Mutual Funds | Ratings

03:40PM 10/03/08

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10 Top-Performing Alternative Mutual Funds

By Kevin Baker

These 10 open-end funds, which each follow hybrid investment strategies, posted solid returns in the third quarter.

Related Topics: Personal Finance | Ratings | Mutual Funds

06:59AM 10/03/08

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Mutual Fund Ratings: 10 Biggest Upgrades and Downgrades

By Kevin Baker

These open-end stock funds recently experienced the biggest upgrades and the largest downgrades in our ratings system.

Related Topics: Ratings | Mutual Funds | Personal Finance

03:44PM 09/30/08

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Running for Cover in Munis

By Kevin Baker

The highest-rated closed-end funds hold municipal securities, a sign of the financial turmoil.

Related Topics: Money Management | Ratings | Personal Finance | Stock Picks

03:41PM 09/26/08

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Banking Bailout: A Modest Alternative

By Kevin Baker

The truth is: No amount of money, and certainly not $700 billion, is enough. Here's the way forward.

Related Topics: Banking-Credit | Stock Picks | Politics | Loan | Personal Finance | Loans-Mortgages

11:57AM 09/25/08

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The Top-Rated ETFs of August

By Kevin Baker

Government bond funds of various targeted maturities outranked other ETFs during the month.

Related Topics: Ratings | Personal Finance Basics | ETFs | Personal Finance

09:54AM 09/24/08

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Top-Rated Stock Mutual Funds of August

By Kevin Baker

Permanent Portfolio Fund remains tops despite a 2.5% dip in the month.

Related Topics: Mutual Funds | Personal Finance

07:00AM 09/23/08

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10 Best, 10 Worst Precious Metals Funds

By Kevin Baker

Last week's volatile market proved a boon for gold-related precious metals funds as investors rushed to gold for safety.

Related Topics: Metals and Mining | Mutual Funds | Personal Finance

11:41AM 09/22/08

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10 Most Highly Rated Bond Funds

By Kevin Baker

Their returns may have been puny in the past, but they're now among a few that are generating any gains at all.

Related Topics: Mutual Funds | Personal Finance | Taxes

10:01AM 09/18/08

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Stay Away From These Closed-End Funds

By Kevin Baker

Though they rocketed in August, many have given up their gains as energy prices sank.

Related Topics: Markets | Personal Finance | World Markets | Money Management

11:02AM 09/17/08

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