FUND WATCH Archive
October Why This Kiplinger 25 Fund Has Tumbled - October 9, 2008 A Fund That's Actually Making Money - October 6, 2008 Avoiding the Temptation of Beaten-Down Stocks - October 2, 2008
September No Tax Bill if You Hold This Fund - September 25, 2008 Money-Market Funds: Now a Safer Haven - September 24, 2008 A Fund That Beats Inflation - September 23, 2008 Ken Heebner Is Bullish on Bank Stocks - September 22, 2008 Advice From a Bear Fund Manager - September 18, 2008 Is Your Money-Market Fund Still Safe? - September 17, 2008 The Bright Side of the Financial Fallout - September 15, 2008 Gulf Coast Stocks Hold Strong - September 11, 2008 Two Value Funds to Watch - September 9, 2008 Winning With Out-of-Favor Stocks - September 4, 2008
August Three Winning Portfolios - August 28, 2008 Jensen Portfolio Keeps It Simple - August 25, 2008 Little Dogs With Big Fight - August 21, 2008 Two Great Asian Funds to Reopen - August 18, 2008 Finding Survivors in the Financial-Sector Wreckage - August 14, 2008 Where Oakmark's Bill Nygren Went Wrong - August 11, 2008 Where Deals in Oil Stocks Are - August 7, 2008 Winning With Smaller, Unloved Companies - August 4, 2008
July Forester Value: Making a Comeback - July 31, 2008 Finding Value in Natural Resource Stocks - July 28, 2008 The Turnaround in Financial Stocks - July 24, 2008 A Fund That Does It All - July 21, 2008 A Stock Fund That Rarely Loses Money - July 17, 2008 A Seasoned Fund Manager - July 15, 2008 T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Reopens - July 10, 2008 Bridgeway Balanced: Steady Performer - July 7, 2008 Three Value Managers Talk Stocks - July 3, 2008
June Betting on Continued Growth in Asia - June 30, 2008 An Inflation-Combating Fund - June 27, 2008 Where the Bargains Are - June 26, 2008 5 Questions for a Global Fund Manager - June 23, 2008 Fidelity Jumps on the 130/30 Bandwagon - June 19, 2008 Global Balanced ETFs: Worth a Look - June 16, 2008 Vanguard's Problem Child - June 15, 2008 A Low-Risk Fund for This Market - June 9, 2008 A Growth Trifecta - June 4, 2008 Tackle Inflation with These Funds - June 3, 2008
May Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Reopens - May 29, 2008 Low Risk But Not Always Safe - May 22, 2008 Unconventional Holdings for a Growth Fund - May 20, 2008 Parnassus: Doing Well by Doing Good - May 16, 2008 Ivy Asset Strategy's Hot Streak - May 12, 2008 New Way to Ride Nuclear's Revival - May 8, 2008 This Fund Is on Fire - May 5, 2008 Al Frank Fund: Long-Term Winner - May 2, 2008
April Dodge & Cox Goes Global - April 28, 2008 Three Small-Company Value Funds Reopen - April 24, 2008 Not Your Usual Fund - April 21, 2008 Superb Record Put to the Test - April 17, 2008 Bob Rodriquez's Gloomy View - April 14, 2008 For a Limited Time Only: A Legendary Manager - April 10, 2008 Jim Barrow's Take on the Market - April 7, 2008 AlphaTrak 500: Trying to Beat the Market - April 4, 2008
March Dodge & Cox Stock Joins the Kiplinger 25 - March 31, 2008 Fidelity Mega Cap: Investing in Giants - March 27, 2008 A Smooth Sailing Muni Fund - March 24, 2008 Bear Funds: Worth the Risk? - March 20, 2008 Three Funds That Cut Risk - March 18, 2008 T. Rowe Price Equity Income: Solid Returns - March 10, 2008 Bullish on Eastern Europe - March 6, 2008 A Generational Change at Baron Asset - March 3, 2008 Two Wasatch Funds Reopen - March 2008
February Marsico 21st Century: Outstanding Returns - February 28, 2008 Don't Worry About Vanguard's Manager Turnover - February 25, 2008 The High Price of Precious Metals - February 22, 2008 More Ways to Invest in India - February 21, 2008 Castro No, CUBA Sí - February 19, 2008 Say Goodbye to Another Kip 25 Fund - February 18, 2008 A Fund That's Actually Up - February 14, 2008 Selected American Shares: Stocking up on Financials - February 11, 2008 Growth Fund of America: Defying the Rules - February 7, 2008 A Patient Approach at Harbor International - February 5, 2008
January Bill Gross on the Markets and the Economy - January 31, 2008 Where to Place Bond Bets - January 29, 2008 Chasing Cheap Stocks - January 24, 2008 No Love for Junk Bond Funds - January 22, 2008 Running out of Momentum - January 17, 2008 Fidelity Magellan Reopens - January 15, 2008 Tap Into Commodities With ETFs and ETNs - January 14, 2008 Loomis Sayles Mid Cap Growth's Winning Streak - January 10, 2008 A Red Hot Momentum Fund - January 7, 2008 The Case for Global Funds - January 3, 2008 An Investor's Guide to CGM Focus - January 2, 2008
December Most Disappointing Funds of '07 - December 27, 2007 Third Avenue International Value Reopens - December 21, 2007 New Management for T. Rowe Price Growth Stock - December 20, 2007 An Under-the-Radar Overseas Fund - December 17, 2007 Bruce Fund Falls Back to Earth - December 13, 2007 Update on Hedge Fund-Like Funds - December 10, 2007 Two Worthy Funds Re-Open - December 3, 2007 Two Morgan Keegan Funds Crash and Burn - December 2007
November Low-Risk Stock Funds Revisited - November 29, 2007 High Price to Pay for a Green Fund - November 26, 2007 A Better Way of Indexing? - November 21, 2007 Fidelity Launches Three New Funds - November 19, 2007 Chicken Little Growth Gets Cooked - November 15, 2007 Three Top Tech Funds - November 12, 2007 How Have the Kiplinger 25 Fared? - November 8, 2007 ETFs That Let You Short Sell - November 5, 2007 Muhlenkamp Fund Falls on Hard Times - November 1, 2007
October Fidelity Growth Discovery Soars - October 29, 2007 Tapping Truly Emerging Markets - October 25, 2007 Great Plays for a Weak Dollar - October 22, 2007 Best Ways to Invest in BRICs - October 18, 2007 A Small Growth Fund on a Roll - October 15, 2007 The Kiplinger 25 Says Goodbye to Champlain - October 11, 2007 A New Breed of Retirement Fund - October 8, 2007 A No-Load Clone of a Top-Notch Fund - October 4, 2007 Excelsior Under New Management - October 2, 2007
September Champlain Small Company Closing Its Doors - September 28, 2007 A Little-Known Fund from a Proven Outfit - September 28, 2007 FBR Small Cap's Controversial Change - September 24, 2007 Extensive Research at New River Small Cap - September 20, 2007 Avoid a Weak Dollar With Merk Hard Currency - September 17, 2007 A New Opportunity With Masters International - September 14, 2007 Janus Twenty in New, Steady Hands - September 13, 2007 A Second Act for Robert Loest - September 12, 2007 Tweedy, Browne's New Fund - September 10, 2007 Merger Fund Feels Credit Squeeze - September 6, 2007
August A Simple Strategy for Fidelity Value Strategies - August 30, 2007 A Go-Anywhere Fund - August 27, 2007 The Insightful Ken Heebner - August 24, 2007 Closed-End Bargains Beckon - August 23, 2007 Fly to Quality on These Funds - August 20, 2007 Five More Funds for Tough Times - August 17, 2007 A Consistent Performer - August 13, 2007 Junk Bond Funds Take a Beating - August 9, 2007 Controlling Risk With International Stocks - August 8, 2007 Socially Screened Alternative Energy - August 3, 2007
July Take Shelter in a Top-Notch Muni Fund - July 31, 2007 Investing According to GARP (With a Twist) - July 27, 2007 Third Avenue Real Estate Value Looks Abroad - July 24, 2007 Fidelity's Standout - July 19, 2007 Buffalo Small Cap: Window of Opportunity - July 16, 2007 A New Approach to Bond Investing - July 12, 2007 Spot Closet Indexers - July 9, 2007 Rough Month for a Smooth Fidelity Fund - July 6, 2007 Filling Up on Energy Funds - July 3, 2007 The Trouble With Japanese Stocks - July 2, 2007
June Bonds: Time to Cut Risk - June 29, 2007 Three Stars on the Horizon - June 29, 2007 A Truly Imaginative Go-Anywhere Fund - June 25, 2007 Tight Times for Deep Value Investing - June 21, 2007 Profiting From Long-Term Trends Around the World - June 18, 2007 Their Steady Strategy Has Paid Off - June 14, 2007 Fairholme: Not Just a Fair-Weather Fund - June 11, 2007 Screening the World's Bargain Bins - June 7, 2007 Pax World Balanced Fund Lets You Start Small - June 6, 2007
May Payback Time for Fund Investors - May 31, 2007 Cohen & Steers Utility Fund at Full Power - May 25, 2007 Banking on the Urge to Merge - May 21, 2007 FBR Small Cap: In Search of Compounding Machines - May 17, 2007 Old-School Value Fund Re-Opens - May 14, 2007 Finding Value in Mega-Caps - May 10, 2007 Foreign Small Caps: Choose Actively Managed Funds or ETFs? - May 7, 2007 Portfolio 21: A World of Green - May 3, 2007
April Index Funds With a Conscience - April 30, 2007 Investing Like Buffett and Graham - April 26, 2007 The World According to Oakmark International - April 23, 2007 Bearish on Oil - April 19, 2007 Seeking Value in Large Growth Stocks - April 16, 2007 Safe Harbor in Emerging Market Debt? - April 12, 2007 Right Time for Value Investing - April 9, 2007 Growth Still in Emerging Markets? - April 6, 2007 What It Means to Be Green - April 3, 2007 A Fund That Keeps It Steady - April 2, 2007
March Bargains Among Emerging-Markets Funds - March 29, 2007 Long-Short Funds Can Steady Your Portfolio - March 26, 2007 Looking for Dividend Stars - March 22, 2007 Simple Formulas for Success - March 19, 2007 Bill Miller's Value Bets - March 15, 2007 A Strong Start for This Muni Bond Fund - March 12, 2007 An Exciting Bond Fund (Seriously) - March 8, 2007 5 Questions for a Gold Bug - March 2, 2007 This Tiny Fund Focuses on the Numbers - March 1, 2007
February Ken Heebner's World View - February 28, 2007 An Obscure, Intriguing Fund Worth Discovering - February 26, 2007 Small-Company Fund Looks for Big Trends - February 23, 2007 DWS Global Thematic: World-Class Performance - February 19, 2007 Vanguard's Newest Quant Fund Gets a Strong Start - February 15, 2007 Vanguard Total Stock Market Index: Simple Approach - February 8, 2007 Fidelity Low-Priced Stock: Impressive But Hefty - February 6, 2007 Fidelity Blue Chip Growth: Uninspiring - February 1, 2007
January Dodge & Cox Balanced: The Best of Both Worlds - January 29, 2007 Fidelity Puritan: In Balance - January 24, 2007 Dodge & Cox International Stock: Steady Excellence - January 22, 2007 Dodge & Cox Stock: Focused on Consistency - January 18, 2007 Janus Mid Cap Value: Mid Caps and More - January 15, 2007 Vanguard Primecap: Growth With an Eye to Value - January 11, 2007 Fidelity Equity-Income: Low-Key Value - January 8, 2007 Fidelity Contrafund: Big Companies, Huge Fund - January 4, 2007 T. Rowe Price Equity Income: Long Term Excellence - January 2, 2007 |