Mutual Funds

In the past, fund reopenings have often signaled a market bottom.

Some of the best fund managers say stocks are now a bargain.

Since the credit crisis began unfolding, many strange things have occurred in the fixed-income markets. Among the strangest has been the downturn of municipal bonds. High-grade municipals have long been considered reliable investments, but during...

Plaintiffs' lawyers periodically charge that mutual funds impose excessive fees. But costs in the industry have been declining steadily.

I used to think that socially responsible investing (SRI) was basically the politicization of investing. Our society has become so politicized these days, I have heard people politicize food; when, in truth, we should be striving to maintain a...

Can, say, an oil company, be considered an eco-responsible company? What about a company that caters to “non-married” lifestyles? Is that “socially responsible”? One man's virtuous stock is another man’s sinful stock.

Even great fund managers slump. Don’t sell; buy the dips.

Bloomberg.com is reporting today that the legendary fund manager Bill Miller has lost his touch. After 15 years of outperforming the S&P 500, Miller, the manager of the Legg Mason Value Trust (LMVTX), has slipped into a funk, and assets in the...

They've got a lot of competition these days from so-called alternatives like ETFs and other products, many of which have been quickly lapping up new assets in recent years. But mutual funds' all-out dominance of the vast U.S. investment universe...

For 25 years, Alan Gladstone picked individual stocks for clients. Then five years ago, Gladstone, a senior vice president and financial advisor for Morgan Stanley, began switching to exchange-traded funds. Today nearly all his client assets are...