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Mar. 8, 2013

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Small-cap Blend Style

The small-cap blend style ranks eleventh out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More
Mar. 7, 2013

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Mid-cap Value Style

The mid-cap value style ranks tenth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More
Mar. 7, 2013

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Mid-cap Blend Style

The mid-cap blend style ranks ninth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More
Mar. 7, 2013

Danger Zone 3/4/2013: Wilmington Small Cap Growth Fund (ARPAX)

Wilmington Small Cap Growth Fund (ARPAX) is in the Danger Zone this week. Deceptively high costs coupled with poor holdings make it difficult to....More
Mar. 5, 2013

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Small-cap Growth Style

The small-cap growth style ranks eighth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More
Mar. 4, 2013

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All-cap Value Style

The all-cap value style ranks seventh out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More
Mar. 1, 2013

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Mid-cap Growth Style

The mid-cap growth style ranks sixth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More
Feb. 28, 2013

Danger Zone 2/25/2013: Small-cap Value ETFs & Mutual Funds

Small-cap value ETFs and mutual funds are in the Danger Zone this week due to poor holdings and high total annual costs....More
Feb. 28, 2013

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All-cap Growth Style

The all-cap growth style ranks fifth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More
Feb. 27, 2013

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Large-cap Growth Style

The large-cap growth style ranks fourth out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More
Feb. 26, 2013

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: All-cap Blend Style

The all-cap blend style ranks third out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More
Feb. 25, 2013

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Large-cap Value Style

The large-cap value style ranks second out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More
Feb. 22, 2013

Best & Worst ETFs and Mutual Funds: Large-cap Blend Style

The large-cap blend style ranks first out of the twelve fund styles as detailed in my Style Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my....More
Feb. 21, 2013

Rating Breakdown: Best & Worst ETFs & Mutual Funds by Style

This report identifies the “best” ETFs and mutual funds based on the quality of their holdings and their costs. As detailed in “Low-Cost Funds Dupe....More
Feb. 19, 2013

Investment Style Rankings For ETFs & Mutual Funds

None of the fund styles earn a rating better than Neutral. See Figure 1 for my rankings on all twelve investment styles. My style ratings are based....More
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