Mutual Funds News

Mutual fund giant Vanguard is running a promotional campaign that-in addition to drawing the desired hoopla- drives home an important message about retirement savings: Costs matter.

Our research on hedge funds has suggested that small cap stocks are a leading source of alpha; among our findings, we've concluded that the most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds generate an average excess return of 18 percentage points per year .

Utah's college savings program is expanding its investment lineup, adding funds from Vanguard and Dimensional Fund Advisors.

Professional traders running mutual funds and hedge funds don't just look at a stock's price moves; they also track big changes in volume activity.

With interest rates rising and volatility increasing in fixed income markets, exchange-traded fund sponsors are looking to launch actively managed funds for bond investors.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the wealthiest U.S. Supreme Court justice, with a reported net worth of up to $18.1 million.

As the global appetite for energy continues to increase rapidly, governments and corporations alike are devoting greater resources for the discovery of new energy sources as well as the development of more efficient technology in this domain.

Charles Schwab made a huge splash last September when it slashed expense ratios on several of its exchange-traded funds.

In the aftermath of the 2008 downturn, alternative mutual funds have exploded in popularity.

Over the past ten years, 14 mutual funds have outpaced the average annual rise in public college tuition costs, even if you paid a hefty commission upfront and taxes along the way.

Many individual and institutional investors are growing more concerned that we may be entering an environment of rising interest rates sooner than many expected.

Cherry-picks the very best investment opportunities from all 11 research services - in energy, commodities, currencies, biotech, and more.

You may want to add some exchange-traded funds to your portfolio - once you know what they are.

On Tuesday of last week, Bourse Securities Limited listed the newest addition to its family of mutual funds on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange - the Bourse Brazil Latin Fund .

That's true to an extent, but not all rich people live that way . For this argument, we'll define "rich" as having an excess of money, and "lavish" as obscenely using moolah like those in Hollywood.

Q: Where can I learn about which companies are doing right by their employees, their communities, the environment and so on? - L.D., Houston A: Check out the annual list of "Best Corporate Citizens" published by CR Magazine, which focuses on corporate responsibility.

We have previously discussed the benefits of IRAs and state retirement plans individually.

I read an article recently talking about how to protect your portfolio in the event of a market downturn.

Mutual fund costs continue to tumble for 401 plans, thanks in part to plan sponsors' demands for cheaper investment options.

If you direct your own 401 plan investments you'll need to consider the investment objectives, the risk and return characteristics, and the performance over time of each investment option offered by your plan in order to make sound investment decisions.