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2022's Best Mutual Funds in 401(k) Retirement Plans
2022's Best Mutual Funds in 401(k) Retirement Plans
A key to smart retirement saving: spreading your portfolio across a few of the best mutual funds in your 401(k) plan. Here are the 29 top options avai…
May 24, 2022
The Best Vanguard Funds for 401(k) Retirement Savers
The Best Vanguard Funds for 401(k) Retirement Savers
Vanguard funds account for roughly a third of the 100 most popular 401(k) retirement products. We rank Vanguard's best actively managed funds, includi…
May 10, 2022
100 Most Popular Mutual Funds in 401(k) Retirement Accounts for 2022
100 Most Popular Mutual Funds in 401(k) Retirement Accounts for 2022
These mutual funds have the most assets under management in 401(k) workplace retirement plans.
May 4, 2022
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value (PRSVX) Stands Out
T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value (PRSVX) Stands Out
In this turbulent market, value-priced, higher-quality small caps are holding up better than their fast-growing counterparts.
April 27, 2022
Kiplinger 25 Model Portfolios
Kiplinger 25 Model Portfolios
Reach your investment goals with these plans using our favorite no-load mutual funds.
March 29, 2022
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The Kip 25: The Best Low-Fee Mutual Funds
The Kip 25: The Best Low-Fee Mutual Funds
The key to building wealth long-term is buying high-quality, low-cost mutual funds run by seasoned stock pickers. Here are our favorites: The Kiplinge…
March 25, 2022
New Leadership at One of Our Funds
New Leadership at One of Our Funds
Vanguard recently announced that longtime manager Michael Reckmeyer will retire in June.
December 22, 2021
The Best T. Rowe Price Funds for 401(k) Retirement Savers
The Best T. Rowe Price Funds for 401(k) Retirement Savers
A dozen T. Rowe Price mutual funds enjoy a place among the nation's most popular 401(k) retirement products. Find out which ones are worth your invest…
November 4, 2021
We Welcome a Tech Fund to the Kip 25
We Welcome a Tech Fund to the Kip 25
T. Rowe Price Global Technology sees promise in smaller tech companies leading changes to consumer services.
September 29, 2021
10 Terrific Retirement Funds That Tackle Every Need
10 Terrific Retirement Funds That Tackle Every Need
Retirees and those nearing the end of their careers must consider growth, income and safety for their investments. Here are 10 mutual funds and ETFs t…
September 3, 2021
Our Small-Cap Funds Take Different Paths
Our Small-Cap Funds Take Different Paths
Not all pockets of the small-cap world have fared well recently, with value-priced stocks the biggest winners.
August 27, 2021
The Case for Investing Overseas
The Case for Investing Overseas
Fidelity International Growth fund tends to thrive during stretches of market uncertainty.
July 29, 2021
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Keeps It Short and Sweet
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Keeps It Short and Sweet
This member of the Kiplinger 25 focuses on debt with one- to five-year maturities, making it less sensitive to interest-rate shifts.
May 25, 2021
American Century Small Cap Value (ASVIX) Joins Kip 25
American Century Small Cap Value (ASVIX) Joins Kip 25
American Century's small-cap-focused ASVIX consistently delivers high returns with average risk, and bears little resemblance to its benchmark.
April 30, 2021
How the Kiplinger 25 Fared in 2020
How the Kiplinger 25 Fared in 2020
Our flock of actively managed funds survived a wild year and as a group delivered benchmark-beating gains.
March 24, 2021
Kiplinger’s Mutual Fund Rankings, 2021
Kiplinger’s Mutual Fund Rankings, 2021
In a volatile year, the best portfolios had plenty of opportunity to shine.
January 23, 2021
Kip 25 Update: Value Stocks Show Signs of Life
Kip 25 Update: Value Stocks Show Signs of Life
Dodge & Cox Stock (DODGX) has been among the beneficiaries of a resurgence in value stocks in 2020's later innings.
December 27, 2020
Parnassus Mid Cap’s Bets on Industrials and Tech Take Off
Parnassus Mid Cap’s Bets on Industrials and Tech Take Off
This member of the Kiplinger 25 gained 9.5% over the past 12 months, beating 76% of its peers.
November 24, 2020
Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Delivers the Cash
Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Delivers the Cash
It favors the highest-quality junk bonds, which fared much better over the past year than lower-quality debt.
October 21, 2020
5 Best Health Care Mutual Funds for the Long Run
5 Best Health Care Mutual Funds for the Long Run
These five health care mutual funds offer up a one-two punch of both defensive properties and an ability to run with the bulls.
October 7, 2020
Janus Henderson Global Equity Income (HFQTX) Joins the Kip 25
Janus Henderson Global Equity Income (HFQTX) Joins the Kip 25
HFQTX's investments in dividend payers have helped it hold up better than its foreign-value peers.
September 30, 2020
Baron Emerging Markets Snaps Back
Baron Emerging Markets Snaps Back
Few expected a post-COVID rally in emerging-markets stocks, in part because of a belief that developing countries wouldn’t cope well with the pandemic…
August 19, 2020
Oakmark International Disappoints Us
Oakmark International Disappoints Us
When this fund is good, it shines relative to peers, but when it is bad, it fares far worse.
July 23, 2020
Kiplinger 25: Our Green Fund Sees Some Red
Kiplinger 25: Our Green Fund Sees Some Red
But it has delivered over the long term since its 2012 inception.
June 5, 2020
Kiplinger 25 Model Portfolios
Kiplinger 25 Model Portfolios
Reach your investment goals with these plans using our favorite no-load mutual funds.
April 3, 2020
Most of the Kip 25 Stay Out of the Doghouse
Most of the Kip 25 Stay Out of the Doghouse
Every year, we look back at how our favorite low-fee mutual funds performed.
April 2, 2020