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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TheStreet.com Ratings Adds 33 Open-End Mutual Funds

By Kevin Baker

These new entries have achieved a three-year track record and have been rated. Check out what grades they got.

Related Topics: Mutual Funds | Medical Technology | ETFs | Saving | Know What You Own | Markets | Bonds/Economy | Retirement | Personal Finance Basics | Money Management | Mutual Funds Basics | Personal Finance | Ratings

11:57AM 07/22/08

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Energy Funds Tumble Along With Oil in Week

By Kevin Baker

TSC Ratings is now including environmentally focused funds in the energy sector.

Related Topics: Banks | ETFs | Retirement | Money Management | Energy/Commodities | Mutual Funds | Energy | Personal Finance | Financial Services | Saving | Metals and Mining | Markets

10:37AM 07/19/08

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Fidelity, JPMorgan Shuffle Fund Managers

By Kevin Baker

Also, Federated Investors is going to buy the Prudent Bear Fund.

Related Topics: Retirement

09:42AM 07/17/08

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Top Currency Funds Bet Against Dollar

By Kevin Baker

Australian dollar and Mexican peso funds stood out in the second quarter.

Related Topics: Currencies | Markets | ETFs | Personal Finance | Retirement | Bonds/Economy | Money Management | Saving | Mutual Funds

08:54PM 07/15/08

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Best Hybrid Funds Walk the Stock-Bond Line

By Kevin Baker

Optimal asset allocation between equity and fixed income was a big factor in second-quarter performance.

Related Topics: Money Management | Bonds/Economy | Saving | Personal Finance | Markets | Ratings | Mutual Funds | ETFs

04:36PM 07/14/08

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Real Estate Funds Continue to Flop

By Kevin Baker

They're just following the housing sector, which continues to spiral downward.

Related Topics: Money Management | Saving | Bonds/Economy | ETFs | Currencies | Real Estate | Ratings | Personal Finance | Markets | Mutual Funds

02:16PM 07/12/08

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Some Top Closed-End Funds Still a Bargain

By Kevin Baker

Many of the second quarter's standouts are trading at a discount to net asset value.

Related Topics: Energy/Commodities | Personal Finance | Money Management | Bonds/Economy | Retirement | Markets | Saving | Metals and Mining | Energy | ETFs | Mutual Funds

11:35AM 07/10/08

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May's Top-Rated Stock Mutual Funds

By Kevin Baker

The best performers found a variety of ways to stand out during the month.

Related Topics: Retirement | Mutual Funds | Personal Finance | Money Management | ETFs

03:56PM 07/02/08

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Tax-Free Money-Market Funds Shine

By Kevin Baker

Among bond funds in May, four municipal funds also made the top-performer list.

Related Topics: Money Management | Mutual Funds | Saving | Bonds/Economy | Personal Finance | Markets | ETFs | Ratings | Retirement

12:43PM 07/01/08

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Contrarian Funds Jump in Week

By Kevin Baker

With the major indexes down so much, funds that move the opposite way benefited.

Related Topics: Technology | Money Management | Aerospace/Defense | Financial Services | Saving | Banks | Mutual Funds | Personal Finance | ETFs | Retirement

10:59AM 06/28/08

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