Fund Manager's Top 'Brains And Bucks' Stocks
Karl Mills, portfolio manager for the Counterpoint Select Fund, says the way to find winning stocks on Wall Street is to look for companies mixing 'brains and bucks.' His favorites include Goldman Sachs, Berkshire and Blackstone.
07/01/09 - 07:00 AM EDT
Bond-Fund Managers Take on More Risk
Some bond-fund managers are taking on more risk by buying higher-yielding securities.
07/01/09 - 08:59 AM EDT
Five Spot: Bacarella Big on Bank of America
Robert Bacarella, manager of the Monetta Fund, says there are good buying opportunities in Bank of America, MGM Grand and AMR Corp.
06/30/09 - 07:02 AM EDT
Follow The Leaders: Apple, Exxon Mobil
Virginia Dawson, co-manager for the Industry Leaders Investor Fund, says follow the leaders in this market, and that means buying shares of Exxon Mobil, Apple and, believe it or not, Bank of America.
06/29/09 - 02:49 PM EDT
Health Care Funds Get Obama Bounce
The average health care fund rose 1.5% in the past week as investors mulled Obama's health care plan.
06/26/09 - 02:04 PM EDT
Market-Neutral Stock Funds Give Encore
Market-neutral strategies topped the list for the best-rated equity funds for the second month in a row, highlighting seesawing share prices.
06/26/09 - 08:38 AM EDT
Five Spot: Loest Says Banks Are Bad Bets
Fund manager Robert Loest says he's avoiding bank and consumer-discretionary retail stocks.
06/25/09 - 07:54 AM EDT
Using ETFs to Time Your Trades
Market commentator and "macrotrader" Peter Navarro explains how to use a select group of international exchange traded funds to better time your trades - and thereby avoid bear market traps like the June 2009 market drop.
06/24/09 - 02:19 PM EDT
Buffett's Words on ETFs Ring True
Since the Oracle of Omaha suggested mutual funds were more appropriate for portfolios, new ETF products have had mixed debuts.
06/24/09 - 09:00 AM EDT
$10 Trillion in Mutual Funds Go on Sale
The recession and stock-market slump have prompted mutual fund companies to slash their fees, saving investors billions of dollars.
06/24/09 - 09:07 AM EDT
Regional Banks: ETF or a Mutual Fund?
Don Dion discusses the pros and cons of investing in regional banks with an ETF or David Ellison's mutual fund.
06/23/09 - 09:06 AM EDT
Five Spot: Stimpson Still Bullish on Tech
Robert Stimpson, manager of the River Oak Discovery Fund, is seeking stocks abroad as U.S. companies are hurt by the credit crunch.
06/23/09 - 06:05 AM EDT
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