Back in November, we took at look at Top Holdings Among Equity Funds and found that Apple, IBM and Google were among the favorites. Now, with more powerful research capabilities, we have been able to take a deeper look into the 40+ equity mutual funds that we we cover at the Site and we have [...]
With an eye out for the best equity mutual funds on the market, it makes sense that we might want to look at past performance as a way to not only measure up our 2011 Watch List, but to see whether what we say here at the Site really holds any value for our readers. [...]
Considering the select group of investment funds that we cover at the Mutual Fund Site, one might think that arriving at a list of the Ten Best Equity Mutual Funds to watch in 2011 would be a simple task. After all, the 50 different mutual funds that we cover and continue to monitor are, by [...]
Rich Best Although investors and analysts continue to focus on the relentless climb of the stock market and proffering their two cents on its near term direction, the 800 pound gorilla in the room is starting to beat its chest and becoming more difficult to ignore. For the most part, the prospect of inflation has [...]
A day after the Dow Jones closed about 12,000, stocks traded in a narrow, virtually flat range. The pause in the rally provided time for some equity growth funds to breathe, many of which have realized returns greater than 3.5%, which is roughly what the S&P 500 has gained so far this year. Despite the [...]
One of Apple’s most popular products has been losing steam and the general fear among equity mutual fund investors is that the iPad’s loss of market share could result in a weaker returns for their funds. Without question, an investment in Apple stock has resulted in tremendous gains for the equity funds that hold this [...]
by Rich Best Emerging markets growth funds have turned in a stellar performance over the last two years and many analysts are forecasting continued growth albeit on a more selective basis. Across the board, emerging market economies have thrived as investment dollars searched for havens away from sagging western economies and they have taken every [...]
Earlier in the week, there was talk about the Dow Jones Industrial average hitting 12,000. Although the intraday average might have hit that magic number, the it failed to end the trading day above 12,000. For many, this meant flat day-to-day performance for their domestic equity funds throughout the week. And then Friday happened. Despite [...]
by Rich Best After a rather tumultuous decade in which the overall performance of mutual funds is best described as anemic, we may be entering a period of redemption that could have investors smiling again. But the recent financial storm has left the waters somewhat murky, so, before jumping back into the water, investors should [...]
Consumer confidence, one of the key measures of where the economy and, by default, markets are headed rose more than economists had forecast in January. While economists had forecast an increase from 53.3 in the prior month to 54, the confidence in fact rose to 60.6, well beyond those expectations. According to a report at [...]
The Standard and Poor’s/Case-Shiller housing price report released Tuesday shows that housing prices continued their downward trend in November from October. As an average of the 20 cities surveyed by S&P/Case-Shiller Index, prices were shown to have dropped by an additional 1% with 19 of the 20 cities showing declines. The only city showing a [...]
by Rich Best While the current stock market boom has some people rejoicing, at least in muted tones, it doesn’t appear as though their level of anxiety has abated much. Investors sometimes have short memories, but a stock market rally of 22% in six months is not likely to make people forget the carnage left [...]
Everyone thought that the simplest way to build wealth was through home ownership. Real property in the US became such a huge vehicle to wealth building that consumers were able to spend beyond their means (as measured by their income levels) and refinance their debt. Rinse and repeat. This type of leveraged purchasing behavior allowed [...]
Choosing the right income investment fund or funds to hold in your portfolio has never been more difficult as it is now. In absolute terms, rates are so low that it seems there really is just direction for them to head: up. This puts pressure on bond prices, reducing the Net Asset Value (NAV) of [...]
All conventional wisdom points to a slow year for Apple’s growth and stock price. After delivering a staggering return of nearly 150% to investors in 2009, it rewarded them again in 2010 with a more earthly 50% rise. When Apple reached the unfathomable milestone, in 2010, of becoming the number two company based on market [...]
