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Acting Like He Thinks
By Kate McBrideDuring recent years when large-cap growth funds were eschewed by many investors in favor of small- and mid-cap value, the $836 million Dreyfus Premier Alpha...
February 01, 2006
Silk PursesThe average mutual fund investor made money in 2005. Perhaps not as much as in 2004, but positive returns were the norm, nonetheless. On the...
February 01, 2006
Japan Funds Get Imperial TreatmentMutual funds that invest in Japan have blossomed. The average Japan stock fund soared 32.8% in calendar 2005, and registered an average annualized gain of...
February 01, 2006
Risky BusinessIn the September 2005 Investment Advisor, we showed that characteristic (value-growth and market capitalization) constrained investing costs investors almost 300 basis points per year. Then,...
February 01, 2006
China HandAs advisors seek portfolio diversification for their clients, investments in emerging markets have been receiving a great deal of attention. It can be extremely challenging...
January 26, 2006
South American Investments Appear Headed NorthWith skyrocketing inflation, unstable regimes, and other problems that have plagued South America in recent years fading from the picture, the outlook for investments in...
January 20, 2006
Which U.S. Treasuries Look Best for '06?Intermediate-term securities look attractive
January 03, 2006
Cash Into Stock Funds Surges in NovemberCash flows into the nation's stock mutual funds soared in November, according to data released by the Investment Company Institute (ICI). U.S. stock funds took...