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FUND WATCH
Archive


June
Going Abroad for Dividends - June 22, 2009
Funds That Profit From a Falling Dollar - June 18, 2009
Baron Small Cap Gets a Makeover - June 16, 2009
Balanced Funds Take the Edge Off Stocks - June 15, 2009
Vanguard Shrinks Its Treasury Fund Offerings - June 11, 2009
Low-Risk Commodities Investing - June 2, 2009

May
A Tipping Point In Bonds? - May 29, 2009
Tom Marsico Is Pound-the-Table Bullish - May 28, 2009
How We Pick the Kiplinger 25 - May 18, 2009
Betting on Asia and Europe - May 15, 2009
Putnam Exec: Worst Is Likely Over - May 13, 2009
Bullish on Banks -- Again - May 12, 2009

April
Should You Buy Toxic-Asset Funds? - April 30, 2009
First Eagle Global Ushers in a New Era - April 21, 2009
A Portfolio of Great Companies at Cheap Prices - April 1, 2009

March
A Dividend ETF Goes Astray - March 24, 2009
In Pursuit of Rising Dividends - March 13, 2009
Avoid This Principal-Protection Fund - March 12, 2009
A One-Stop Investing Solution - March 9, 2009
Another Fund Favorite Falls on Tough Times - March 6, 2009
Play Rising Gold Prices With This Fund - March 4, 2009

February
Believe It or Not, Bulls Still Exist - February 18, 2009
Don't Fall for This Top Fund - February 16, 2009
Two Fidelity Funds Reopen - February 11, 2009
Three Sectors for the Recovery - February 2, 2009

January
Place a Bet Against Uncle Sam - January 30, 2009
Three Simple Portfolios - January 27, 2009
Play the REIT Rebound - January 26, 2009
A Contrarian Fund Hangs Tough - January 15, 2009

December
The Miracle of Treasury-Bond Funds - December 22, 2008
Two Fidelity Funds Reopen - December 16, 2008

October
A Disastrous Year for the Kiplinger 25 - October 31, 2008
A Fund With Low Volatility - October 16, 2008
Outrageous Opportunities in Closed-End Funds - October 15, 2008
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
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