MarketWatch columnist Jonathan Burton reviews funds' second-quarter performance and the news isn't good.

Bill Ralls, CFA, senior vice-president, Investment Services, Fidelity Research, looks at the inflation-hedge performance of various asset classes and fund groups.

Morningstar senior mutual fund analyst Kevin McDevitt writes about gaining exposure to emerging markets.

According to Russell Investments, the new fund is the first U.S. multi-manager mutual fund with a specific commodities mandate.

Neal Anderson at The Mutual Fund Wire.com looks at a new mutual fund analysis tool from Investment Risk Management Systems.

Jane Kim of the Wall Street Journal casts a critical eye on absolute-return funds' performance.

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