Barron's lists closed-end funds with stellar returns, and Morningstar lists strong mutual funds.

The Federal Reserve has a 2% target for inflation, but consumer prices surged 7.9% in the 12 months through February.

Morningstar's top inflation-fighter funds include offerings from Vanguard, T. Rowe Price and Parnassus.

They are core funds that can be a mainstay of your equity portfolio, and they all have Morningstar's top gold rating.

Investors have been pouring money into socially responsible mutual funds, even though the makeup of these investments has become complicated and even contradictory.

Passive index funds are becoming more popular, but three actively managed mutual funds show that some managers can beat the market.

As the equity market stumbles, pro investors are making bets on these companies.

Research In Motion and Gilead are among companies recently purchased by professional investors.

Mutual funds run by experienced managers generate better returns.

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McDonald's is bringing back an explosively-popular franchise to Happy Meals this fall. Will this new prize see the skyrocketing demand it has garnered in the past?

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