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SPECIAL REPORT: FUNDS/ETF REVIEW & OUTLOOK
Fund managers see international-stock bargains
Investors in international stock mutual funds and ETFs have been in a world of hurt. But now the managers of those funds are spinning the globe and finding bargains among the bramble.
Fund managers see international-stock bargains.
Fund managers see international-stock bargains.
U.S. stock funds, ETFs celebrate Independence Day
The U.S. market stood out in the first half of 2013. The question, writes Jonathan Burton, is how strong of a foundation are stocks standing on?
U.S. stock funds, ETFs celebrate Independence Day
U.S. stock funds, ETFs celebrate Independence Day
Bonds throw ‘taper tantrum’ and fund buyers break
Investors in bond mutual funds will have to tread carefully heading into the second half of the year, writes Rachel Koning Beals.
Bonds throw ‘taper tantrum’ and fund buyers break
Bonds throw ‘taper tantrum’ and fund buyers break
Mutual fund returns tell a tale of the taper
The Federal Reserve’s moves were key to U.S. stock and bond fund returns in the first half of 2013, and that’s likely to continue.
Mutual fund returns tell a tale of the taper.
INVESTING NEWS & TRENDS
Dumping your bond funds? Read this first
How to make sense of the mad dash for the exits at bond funds.
Dumping your bond funds? Read this first.
Dumping your bond funds? Read this first.
U.S. investors stuck in emerging markets crunch
Emerging markets have taken it on the chin this year, but U.S. investors who piled into them are really feeling the pain, writes Howard Gold.
U.S. investors stuck in emerging markets crunch
U.S. investors stuck in emerging markets crunch
How to invest in gold now
Gold kicked off the third quarter with rebound, but what should investors consider for the rest of the year? BullionVault Vice President Miguel Perez-Santalla joins MoneyBeat.
How to invest in gold now.