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Stan Luxenberg

Special Contributor, The Street

Stan Luxenberg is a freelance writer specializing in mutual funds and investing. He was executive editor of Individual Investor magazine.

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Mutual Funds to Sell or Avoid
Mutual Funds to Sell or Avoid
Nov 06, 2009
While the markets may be buoyant, this is a time for caution. Some funds now seem richly valued as suggested by dividend yields and price-earnings ratios. Investors should be wary, underweighting the pricey funds...
rollercoaster
Rollercoaster of Returns
Oct 01, 2009
Plenty of investors have been unhappy about their municipal bond funds of late. During 2008, the average municipal bond mutual fund lost 7.7 percent, according to Morningstar. Then the funds recovered, gaining 12.0...
Fundamentally Yours
Fundamentally Yours
Sep 01, 2009
After the S&P 500 began sinking in 2000, some proponents of index funds criticized the most popular benchmark. The S&P 500 is too volatile, and, being cap weighted, is based on over-valued stocks, they said; so they...
Socially Biased
Socially Biased
Aug 01, 2009
Socially responsible funds can be fraught with sector biases. That can be a good thing - or a bad thing
The Advantage Of Being Worldly
The Advantage Of Being Worldly
Jul 01, 2009
The average global active manager beat his benchmark over the last 10 years. So did the average fund manager in a few other style boxes. But global managers may have a better arsenal to keep the trend going.
Emerging Debt
Emerging Debt
Jun 01, 2009
In recent years, plenty of investors poured into emerging market stock funds. The new shareholders hoped to profit from the boom in developing countries, such as China and Brazil. But their high hopes were dashed by...
You Call That Growth?
You Call That Growth?
May 01, 2009
Some classic growth funds are moving toward the value box—out of necessity. Should you dump a fund that modifies its approach?
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