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New Funds That Focus on Good, Cheap Stocks
A student of famous value investor Michael Price has launched two promising funds of his own.
5 Lessons From the Crash -- and Recovery
It's been one year since the market hit bottom. Here's what investors can learn from that experience.
High-Quality Stocks on Sale
Blue-chip stocks offer the potential for big gains with below-average risk. Yacktman Fund is one good way to buy them.
A Superb Socially Responsible Fund
Appleseed Fund has shined during the bear market -- and the rebound.
Don't Abandon Stocks
These stock funds will help you regain what you lost in the worst bear market since the Great Depression.
A Great Foreign Fund
Harbor International boasts impressive long-term performance -- and a low expense ratio.
2 Great Green Funds
Clean technology will gradually replace fossil fuels. Here’s how to profit from that long-term trend.
Profit From This Best-Picks List
Raymond James stock analysts have a great record of picking stocks that beat the market.
Coaxing 5% Returns, No Matter What
These two Pimco funds look like safe bets, whether you're a bull or a bear. Me? I'm bullish.
The Best ETFs for 2010
Here are this year’s top five stock exchange-traded funds, along with choice picks in bond ETFs.
Low-Risk Ways to Bet Against the Dollar
Templeton Global Bond and Templeton Global Income will profit when the greenback weakens again.
5 Great Stocks You’ve Never Heard Of
These small companies are profitable and their shares are reasonably priced -- but glamorous they are not.
The 5 Best Stock Funds for 2010
Focus on funds that buy large companies with above-average growth rates. And don’t shy from emerging markets.
A Bolder and Better Pimco Fund
Unconstrained Bond promises the same excellence as Total Return -- but makes much bigger bets.
The Case for European Stocks
They're cheaper than U.S. stocks and safer than emerging markets stocks.
Don't Buy a House -- Yet
When housing prices hit bottom, they will languish near those low levels for years to come. So don’t be in a rush to buy.
Diversify Even More
Successful investing depends on allocating a big chunk of your money to commodities and real estate securities, as well as to stocks and bonds, argues an asset-allocation guru.
Buy a Pension With an Immediate Annuity
Annuities have gotten a bad rap among investors -- and for good reason. But there’s one kind of annuity that can be a godsend.
5 Ways Funds Charge Too Much
Here's how mutual funds manage to charge outrageous fees -- and how you can avoid them.
How to Limit Big Losses
A fund’s volatility is a terrific predictor of how it will perform in a bear market.
A Safer Way to Invest in Emerging Markets
Bond funds offer a relatively low-risk way to invest in fast-growing developing nations. They’ll also profit from a falling dollar.
4 Reasons Not to Worry About Earnings
Don't let crummy profits and high valuations bother you -- they won't derail this bull market.
How to Profit From the Dollar's Descent
Find shelter in a fund that invests heavily in foreign bonds, such as Loomis Sayles Bond. Steer clear of most other “safe havens.”
The Case Against Commodities
Sold as a diversification tool, they failed badly last year -- and will fail to protect you again if the market turns south.
Stocks You Should Be Selling
The bull market, thus far, has favored small caps and weak companies. Get rid of them before it’s too late.
Watch for Falling REITs
A top real estate fund is avoiding almost all real estate investment trusts but finding bargains overseas and in bonds.
How to Prevent a Repeat of 2008
Without better regulation, we'll see a financial catastrophe far worse than the one that started a year ago with the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
A New Fund for Yield-Hungry Investors
The firm founded by famed distressed-securities investor Marty Whitman just launched a fund that should pay juicy yields.
Ride This Bull Market
If you've been on the sidelines, it's time to buy stocks. Here's why.
Cash Is Trash
Putting your money under the mattress made sense last year. But with yields on cash near zero, consider a short-term bond fund -- even for your safe money.
Cut Risk With These Two Dividend Funds
Funds that buy blue chips with rising dividends offer an ideal way to limit volatility in a still-fragile economy.
Low-Risk Option Funds
If you want to bet on options, consider Gateway Fund A and PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio.
Give These Volatile Funds a Chance
Bridgeway Aggressive Investors 2 and CGM Focus plunged during the bear market. Now is the time to buy them.
4 Safe Industrial Stocks
They're not exciting, but shares of these companies remain cheap -- and should thrive even as U.S. consumer spending remains anemic.
Is It too Late to Buy Emerging Markets?
Stocks from developing countries have rallied strongly, but there still are opportunities to make money in this sector -- if you can handle the volatility.
4 Cheap Stocks to Buy Now
Low-risk blue chips in health care and defense are bargains. So is Fairholme fund.
The Best Target Funds
Although many took a beating in the bear market and are under the government's microscope, you still can find good options from Fidelity, T. Rowe Price and Vanguard.
Buy Stocks Now -- and Hold Them
One of the nation's best-known market historians says stocks are poised to rally -- not just this year, but over the coming decade.
Why I Would Avoid Index Funds
Actively managed funds are poised to beat index funds over the next year or two.
Don't Count on TIPS
Their inflation protection will likely be overwhelmed by their vulnerability to rising interest rates.
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