(To update with comments from EPFR Global regarding fund flows.)
BOSTON (TheStreet) -- In what's been a brutal year for the mutual fund industry, managers including Robert Goldfarb, William Joyce and Tom Ognar earned their keep and served as examples for more well-known peers and up-and-comers.
Large-cap stock funds are on pace to finish well behind the benchmark S&P 500's 1.7% decline, with mo
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10 Best Mutual Funds of 2011 You've Never Heard Of
Posted by MrGoodcat 53 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)Kurt Busch leaves Penske Racing in mutual split
Posted by KenMasterts 58 days ago (http://espn.go.com)
Kurt Busch and Penske Racing on Monday agreed to a mutual split, the team said Monday.
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Growth Mutual Funds for Volatile Times
Posted by daviejones 99 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The markets have whipsawed investors over the past three months. After sinking in August and September, stocks soared in October.
The roller-coaster markets caused particularly painful bumps for growth funds, which dropped dramatically and never fully recovered. For the three months, large-cap growth funds lost 2.6%, while small-cap growth funds declined 5.2%, according
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10 Best-Performing Mutual Funds of 2011
Posted by Sunumbrella 226 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Mutual funds that buy shares of health-care and real-estate companies leapfrogged those that own gold and energy stocks to become the best performers so far this year.
Health-care funds are far and away the winners at the midway point this year, with an average return of 12.9% through June 22, including a 9.2% run-up over the past three months, according to fund tracker Mor
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Mutual Fund Industry 'Maturing'
Posted by neuropoison 281 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Despite several apparent challenges to the mutual fund industry, a trio of experts who follow it say its future looks healthy.
"The mutual fund industry has a very solid future. It weathered the financial crisis better than any other sector of financial services and I believe it will continue to increase its market share," says Mercer Bullard, professor at The University
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When Good Mutual Funds Perform Badly
Posted by Darjeeling 315 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- For the past two years, Pioneer Cullen Value has been disappointing. The fund lagged 73% of competitors in 2009 and 92% in 2010, according to Morningstar.
Should shareholders sell? Probably not. Veteran portfolio manager Jim Cullen is sticking to his investing discipline, and the long-term track record remains superb. During the past 10 years, the fund has outdone 98% of
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Best Municipal Mutual Funds to Buy Now
Posted by Legendary 433 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
A storm swept through municipal markets in November. National municipal long-term funds lost 2.7% for the month, according to Morningstar. Panicked shareholders dumped funds, withdrawing $4.7 billion in the week of November 17 alone, according to the Investment Company Institute.
Is the worst over? Probably. Municipals fell when a flood of new bonds from California and elsewhere swamped demand
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Mutual Funds Touched by Insider Trading Probe
Posted by Unknown963 439 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The mutual fund business does not currently appear to be the focus of the government's investigation into insider trading, but that doesn't mean the $10 trillion industry won't be dealing with the fallout.
The investigation by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is looking at whether third-party consultants called "expert networks" were passing nonpubl
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Hedge Fund Strategies for Mutual Fund Investors
Posted by robert4452 563 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
Rick Lake, co-manager for the Aston/Lake Partners LASSO Alternatives Fund, explains why now is a good time for mutual fund investors to explore alternative strategies.
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ETF vs. Mutual Fund: Commodity Producers
Posted by klipper444 621 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
For investors seeking exposure to the world of commodity producers, there are two promising options.
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Senate finds fraud in Washington Mutual mortgage lending
Posted by Willkill12 666 days ago (http://www.chron.com)
The mortgage lending operations of Washington Mutual Inc. were threaded through with fraud, Senate investigators have found.
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Vanguard Outperforms Index Mutual Funds
Posted by ozzynator3 667 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
Vanguard's active mutual funds have beaten the performance of its index funds, upon which the company was built.
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ETFs Slowly Displace Mutual Funds in 401(k)'s
Posted by cotysky11 705 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
ETFs are chipping away at the dominance of mutual funds in Americans' 401(k) plans.
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Mutual Funds Made for This Decade
Posted by underwood55 765 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
The best-performing mutual funds of the past decade may not repeat their success, history shows. Here are smaller rivals that may take their place.
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Best-Performing Mutual Funds Are Golden
Posted by Vladimir67 793 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
In November, eight of the 10 top gainers invested in gold as bullion prices soared above $1,200 an ounce.
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Gold Miners: ETF or Mutual Fund?
Posted by lordkronos 817 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
Gold miners have performed remarkably well this year. Here's how to gain exposure to the sector in a way that suits your portfolio.
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High Court Hears Mutual Fund Case
Posted by keithpaulo 827 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
The Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments on an important case involving high mutual fund fees.
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Eight Reasons to Sell a Mutual Fund
Posted by Neverborn 857 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
It's key to any investment strategy to know when and why to sell a mutual fund. Here are eight reasons to consider parting ways.
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Best Mutual Fund for Fourth Quarter
Posted by MechaPrime 860 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
Third Avenue Focused Credit is the pick.
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China Mutual Fund Best for Third Quarter
Posted by TempStrife 944 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
A great fund manager helps FHKCX stand out from other China mutual funds.
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$10 Trillion in Mutual Funds Go on Sale
Posted by copeminster 959 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
The recession and stock-market slump have prompted mutual fund companies to slash their fees, saving investors billions of dollars.
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Mining for Gold With ETFs or Mutual Funds
Posted by Kandymine 971 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
For investors with inflation fears or who are seeking safety, these two type of investment vehicles offer separate advantages.
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Green Mutual Funds Could Beat Market
Posted by Runemancer 1021 days ago (http://www.thestreet.com)
Volatile green mutual funds offer big returns during bull markets and deep losses in bear markets.
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Tips on Emerging-Market Mutual Funds
Posted by KenMasterts 1047 days ago (http://feeds.thestreet.com)
Shifting foreign currency values compared with the U.S. dollar can heavily affect international fund performance.
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