In our recent post about the attractiveness of value funds, we mentioned how the ING Equity Dividend Fund (IEDAX) was one of those large cap equity funds that we found particularly attractive. This is one of those mutual funds that has not only been rather successful on a year to date basis, but has managed [...]
Interestingly, value funds seem to be the type of domestic equity funds that investors should be seeking out. But of course, anything that has domestic equities in it seems to be a source of fear among mutual fund investors. With so many people getting out of equity funds and opting for bond funds and emerging [...]
As far as equity funds go, the year has not been too kind to managers who have taken decisive positions on particular sectors and domestic equities. For some mutual funds, this has resulted in a huge shift from equity funds to bond funds or emerging market funds. But something tells us that investors of the [...]
There are few growth mutual funds that have existed as long as the Franklin Growth Fund (FKGRX). With $3.5 Billion under management, this growth mutual fund has an inception date of 1948 and has been managed by Vivien Palmieri since 1965. Without question, Franklin has their top talent on this fund, which has proven to [...]
In an article published at Bloomberg.com on March 18, 2010, it was noted that bonds issued by financial services firms like JP Morgan and Credit Suisse in particular came with rates that were substantially higher than rates in the general market. What this means for mutual funds and growth funds in particular is that there [...]
