Performance Chasing: A Losing Strategy
Don't select your mutual funds with the intent of chasing the fund's prior-year performance. The strategy doesn't work.
12:31PM 01/12/09
How to Invest During an Economic Crisis
Take some lessons from the Asian meltdown in the late 1990s: Those who stayed the course fared best.
09:34AM 07/23/08
A Worse Bear Market Than 2001?
Analysis shows fund-investor suffering may be worse than it was when the tech bubble burst.
03:42PM 03/04/08
Best, Worst Geographically Focused Funds
Here's what to look for when diversifying beyond domestic stocks.
05:36PM 08/03/07
Best, Worst Stock Funds for Second Quarter
China funds dominate leaders, while REIT funds populate laggards.
01:50PM 07/20/07
Many funds will be unloading big gains on investors.
07:46AM 11/27/06
China's Past Offers No Guarantee of Future Returns
History shows chasing the 'hot sector' often leads to disappointment.
07:04AM 02/11/04
<I>TSC</I> Readers Knew About Fund Games First
Eliot Spitzer's complaint cites two articles by TheStreet.com for its reporting on fund shenanigans.
03:52PM 09/03/03
Five Funds: Five Ways to Tap Growth in Asia
Matthews Funds dominates the volatile category of Asia excluding Japan.
09:25AM 02/03/03
Dr. Don: Realistic Goals Make for Better Portfolios
A reader wants $5 million at retirement, but the averages aren't there.
12:09PM 11/21/00
You can't always trust Internet mutual fund data and statistics.
02:58PM 06/28/00
Three Rules for Investing Abroad: Diversify, Diversify, Diversify
Manage risks by mixing up sector funds with country-specific investments.
01:28PM 06/26/00
The impact of the Fed meeting will be felt worldwide, with varying effects from country to country.
04:32PM 05/12/00
Enter the Dragon: Figuring China Into the Asian Equation
Morgan Stanley Capital International is altering the makeup of its Asian indices.
03:54PM 04/06/00
Election in Taiwan Sends Jitters Through Its Tech-Strong Stock Market
While short-term consequences of a power shift are unclear, it would bode well for foreign investors.
04:55PM 03/15/00



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