Dan Wiener

Dan Wiener

Recent Articles

Overall, Not a Bad Week at All

By Dan Wiener

This week's jobs report, positive news from Europe and rising home sales sparked a rally that wiped out all the ups and downs of the 2011 market.

November’s Retail Report Is Better Than It Looks

By Dan Wiener

Retail sales numbers for November appeared disappointing, but FedEx's latest results refute the notion that consumers are holding back.

Why Investors Should Be Wary of Consumer Confidence Numbers

By Dan Wiener

Consumer confidence numbers are poor indicators of anything other than how consumers say they feel at the moment.

Latest Mutual Fund Figures Distort True Performance

By Dan Wiener

Using three-year numbers distorts true mutual fund performance. Investors are about to be bombarded with some of the most misleading performance numbers of the year

Morningstar’s Latest Attempt to Rate Funds Falls Flat

By Dan Wiener

While some of Morningstar's mutual fund ratings are spot-on, many of them -- including VFINX, VEIEX, VASGX and VASIX -- are up for debate.

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