How the Fund Industry Hides Its Bodies
Before you buy a firm's performance story, you should know about 'survivorship bias.'
07:16AM 03/10/03
More Funds Merge, Others Bite the Dust
Waddell & Reed is acquiring Ivy Funds. Three of Van Wagoner's funds are going away.
07:30AM 03/06/03
Growth Looking Hot. Don't Be Seduced
But tech's recent rally should teach you never to abandon an entire sector, no matter how hopeless.
07:26AM 01/07/02
Bonds Still Socking Stocks, but Don't Bet on a Repeat
Experts see signs that the trends of recent years will turn in 2002.
09:32AM 12/26/01
I Own What?! So-Called Tech Funds
Tech funds have bounced, but tech-light types are going nowhere. Do you own a tech fund or a poser?
10:57AM 11/29/01
The Weekly Scorecard: This Week's Mutual Fund Winners and Losers
How the best, worst and biggest funds did; also, the sector scorecard.
08:54AM 11/11/01
The Big Screen: Sticking With Tech Tweeds Leaves These Funds Shirtless
Seventeen southbound mutual funds have lost 85% or more over the past year.
11:19AM 10/02/01
The Weekly Scorecard: This Week's Mutual Fund Winners and Losers
How the best, worst and biggest mutual funds did; also, the sector scorecard.
12:56PM 09/29/01
The Weekly Scorecard: This Week's Mutual Fund Winners and Losers
How the best, worst and biggest mutual funds did; also, the sector scorecard.
11:22AM 07/21/01
A Wide Net: What Constitutes an Internet Fund Varies Greatly
As two very different B2B Net funds demonstrate, you have to look closely to see what you're getting.
11:59AM 06/13/01
The Weekly Scorecard: This Week's Mutual Fund Winners and Losers
How the best, worst and biggest mutual funds did; also, the sector scorecard.
10:45AM 05/05/01
The Weekly Scorecard: This Week's Mutual Fund Winners and Losers
How the best, worst and biggest mutual funds did; also, the sector scorecard.
11:37AM 04/21/01
Tech Funds Notch Best Week in 15 Years -- Let It Be a Warning
The surge doesn't mean halcyon tech days are back. It does mean you shouldn't make volatile stocks a big part of your portfolio.
02:44PM 04/13/01
False Profits: Fund Gains From '99 Are Long Gone
Don't use those past glorious returns as a crutch. If you had big gains, they've most likely vanished.
12:10PM 04/11/01
Think It's Time to Overweight Tech Funds? Think Again
Tech is still about 18% of the S&P. In '92, it was 2.7%.
11:48AM 04/04/01



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