These short, or inverse, funds have posted impresive monthly, quarterly and year-to-date returns.
10:00AM 12/24/08
Three Hybrid Funds Scored October Gains
Hybrid funds got hurt as much as stock funds, except these three, thanks to skillful portfolio management.
08:32AM 11/06/08
Biggest Equity-Fund Ratings Changes
Funds that bet on a bear market saw some nice improvements in their grades.
11:48AM 07/21/08
Growth-Stock Funds Blossom in April
Growth-styled funds did well in April, while asset-allocation funds suffered.
09:49AM 05/28/08
'Do-It-Yourself' Hedging Might Not Come Cheap
'Inverse' mutual funds and ETFs can mimic hedge funds, but their costs might be surprising.
11:21AM 03/06/08
How to Capitalize on a Falling Market
These funds and ETFs bet on bearish turns.
02:47PM 08/06/07
Inverse Funds Clean Up in Market Rout
Funds that bet on declines in small-cap stocks won big in the week ended Thursday.
05:00PM 07/27/07
The Real Story: May Is the Time to Sell
History says it's time to get more defensive. Here are some ideas to protect yourself.
08:21AM 04/14/06
Summer Meltdown Bears Fruit for Bear Funds
The group has easily outperformed all others in the past month.
07:10AM 08/11/04
The Weekly Scorecard: This Week's Mutual Fund Winners and Losers
How the best, worst and biggest mutual funds did; also, the sector scorecard.
12:48PM 10/06/01
The Big Screen: The Best Short Stories
Lots of funds 'short' to varying degrees; the best of them can help you in good times and bad.
09:14AM 04/23/01
Fund Investors: Do Not Feed the Bears
They trounced the fund pack in the first quarter, but many experts say it's not your best bet.
03:39PM 03/30/01
Loaded for Bear: Funds for a Declining Market
Short funds, neutral funds, hybrid funds -- what's right for you?
02:17PM 01/17/01
Weekly Scorecard: This Week's Mutual Fund Winners and Losers
How the best, worst and biggest mutual funds did; also, the sector scorecard.
10:54AM 11/04/00
Weekly Scorecard: Top, Bottom Funds and More
Also: Sector Scorecard and Stock of the Week
08:45PM 06/05/00



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