The 2012 Kiplinger 25: The Best No-Load Mutual Funds to Meet Your Goals

This year’s picks for the Kiplinger 25 include new ways to generate income.

Bond Funds That Put Cash in Your Pocket

We identify funds and ETFs that deliver the best yields without taking big chances.

Artisan Small Cap Stalks Companies with Big Potential

Artisan Small Cap invests in firms with accelerating profits.

WisdomTree Hunts Bargains with MidCap Earnings ETF

By weighting firms by their profits, WisdomTree creates a a list of stocks that are cheaper than those in the S&P 400 index.

How to Be a Better Fund Investor

Understand the fund-investing fundamentals of how to buy and when to sell.

Nicholas Equity Income Fund

A focus on yield and cheap stocks helps this fund hold down risk.

How Foreign Funds in the Kiplinger 25 Are Faring

With foreign stock markets in turmoil, the international picks among our favorite funds have fallen further than their domestic brethren.

Our 7 Favorite Actively Managed Vanguard Funds

The mutual fund behemoth is most famous for its indexing approach, but the company also offers a stable of actively managed funds.

Vanguard's Fad-Free, Low-Fee Approach

By keeping costs low and avoiding fads, the king of index funds appeals to wary investors.

2011 Mutual Fund Rankings

We list which funds have performed best and which are worth owning now.

Inside the 2011 Kiplinger 25

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how we've chosen this year's list of our favorite no-load mutual funds.

Kiplinger 25: Our Favorite No-Load Mutual Funds for 2011

Four new funds join this year's list of our top choices.

The Problem with Owning Blue-Chip Stocks Now

Shares of big, high-quality companies may win in the long run, but small and mid-sized companies offer better value for the next few months.

A Mid-Cap Investor is Thinking Bigger

This Perkins Mid Cap Value fund manager is finding good values in large-company stocks. He shares four stock picks and his economic outlook for 2011.

Best of Everything 2010: Best Investments

Best Investments

See our picks for best exchange-traded funds, dividend payers and more.

A Slow Start for Akre Focus Fund

But the youngest Kiplinger 25 member is picking up steam now that veteran manager Chuck Akre has put more cash to work.

How to Navigate the Stock Fund Tables

Below is a guide for reading the mutual fund tables in the September 2010 issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.

2010 Mutual Fund Rankings

The one-year returns are solid, but few investors seem to be cheering. We tell you which leaders -- in 11 fund categories -- are most likely to continue to excel.

Sell Small-Company Stocks -- Now

Small-cap stocks finally seem to be having their Wile E. Coyote moment. Don’t tumble to the bottom of the cliff with them.

This Emerging-Markets Fund Wins Big with Small Companies

The managers of Wasatch Emerging Markets Small Cap fund find opportunities to benefit from the growing middle class abroad.

Our 25 Favorite Funds

We tweaked the Kiplinger 25 to build in more safety and diversification.

Fidelity’s Unsung Heroes

I can think of three managers who may stick around and for whom I’m willing to stick out my neck.

How to Navigate Our Fund Tables