How to Protect Against Possible Gold Decline
Gold is soaring, but a drop could come at any time for the mercurial precious metal. These funds can buy you some protection.
08:02AM 09/14/09
Metals, Not Miners, Are This Week's Villains
Only two funds on the best-performing precious-metals list this week managed to gain ground.
12:27PM 08/16/08
Even the worst-performing funds in the sector made money on the week.
12:01PM 05/10/08
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
Gold Funds Jump on Record Prices
Here are some of the best and worst performers among gold funds in the past week.
10:40AM 02/23/08
Try These Correction-Resistant Funds
Some funds show good potential to withstand the market's downturn.
11:43AM 02/12/08
Vanguard Fund Misses Gold Rally
The firm's Precious Metals & Mining fund has barely budged since the start of the year.
05:56PM 01/11/08
If this group of pros is right, 2008 will be another big year for the metal.
09:39AM 12/25/07
Best-Performing Funds Over the Past 20 Years
Black Monday proved a short, albeit painful, blip for investors in these stock funds.
06:58AM 10/19/07
Precious-Metals Funds Soar on Fed Cut
Even the worst performers had strong gains for the week ending Thursday.
05:45PM 09/21/07
Some Say Gold Still Glitters in Dark Times
A fund manager sticks to gold as a hedge against inflation and financial disasters.
07:02AM 07/30/07
Gold Funds Continue to Lose Luster
Investors redeemed a net $114 million in May, more than in the previous two months combined.
05:21PM 07/20/07
Precious Metals Funds Shine Next to Weak Dollar
Even the weakest performers managed respectable gains in recent trading sessions.
12:26PM 07/14/07
They've pulled in huge sums, but they're not spending it.
11:10AM 06/26/07
China Provides Fertile Ground for Funds
Funds investing in China were the big winners in 2006.
12:10AM 06/20/07
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