Mutual Funds

Mutual funds are necessary investments for investors both young and old. They provide essential diversification and can strengthen your returns over the long-term. But there are too many funds for any single investor to sift through. Luckily, our analysts give you the inside track on funds with the smallest minimal investments and funds that charge low fees, so you can maximize your performance.

5 Mutual Funds That Will Kill Your 401(k)

By Jeff Reeves
These five mutual funds are big risks to your 401(k) in 2012 -- but more importantly, they point out asset classes and fund "flavors" that could be problematic.

5 Bond Funds That Make Sense

By Richard Band
Your best bet is to whip up your own custom blend of bonds. Here are 6 bond funds that would make tasty additions to anyone's recipe.

3 Doomed Vanguard Funds

By Dan Wiener
Beware of these three Vanguard funds that are doing more harm than good to investors of all types -- growth, value, income, index and retirement.

SmartMoney: The Top 100 Mutual Funds

By InvestorPlace Staff
With the unfortunate performance of the mutual fund industry over the past five years, it would be easy to miss the fact that there are…

The Best Fidelity Funds for Your 401(k)

By Jeff Reeves
Whether you’re aggressive or conservative, these funds will help give you a solid foundation for a diversified -- and profitable -- portfolio.

The Only Mutual Fund to Beat Gold Since the Financial Crisis

By BullionVault
So how did the top U.S. mutual funds stack up vs. the gold price since 2007? Not well. In fact, just one has beaten the yellow metal since the financial crisis.

Don’t Put Bill Gross Out to Pasture Yet

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
After blowing it badly in 2011, the legendary PIMCO manager is still swinging away -- and still worth listening to.

3 Vanguard Funds to Buy for 2012

By Dan Wiener
As we sail into the new year, it's time to shed a couple of losers and invest in these three funds instead.

7 Year-End Tax-Saving Moves

By Dan Wiener
Taxes may be the last thing on your mind, but making these moves before year end will pay off in April.

Global Bond Funds Hit a Strong-Dollar Headwind

By Andrew Burger, InvestorPlace Contributor
This Templeton global bond fund is an example of what can go wrong when the buck suddenly strengthens. Is it just a short-term glitch?

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.

Beat the Stock Market With Emerging Market Bonds

By Richard Band
A well-diversified fund of emerging market bonds, such as no-load TCW Emerging Markets Income N (MUTF:TGINX) is a great way to beat the 10-year Treasury note.

The 5 Worst Mistakes Investors at Vanguard Are Making Today

By Dan Wiener
Are you among the many Vanguard investors making these devastating mistakes? See five pitfalls to avoid at all costs.

Vanguard Funds Fire Managers, Change Strategies

By Dan Wiener
Vanguard is revamping their management and strategy for six of its funds, including Asset Allocation, Growth & Income and the four LifeStrategy funds-of-funds

Forget Bill Gross — Listen to Jeffrey Gundlach

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
The PIMCO Total Return fund is looking shaky, as is Bill Gross' title of "bond king." Could this guy take his title?

Fidelity Tries to Correct Course at Magellan

By Dan Wiener
Fidelity Magellan (FMAGX), once the world's largest mutual fund, has fallen from grace. Now a new captain, Jeffrey Feingold, aims to set this flagship straight.

3 Ways to Play the Bond Market Bubble

By Keith Fitz-Gerald
Some analysts believe the bond market bubble is close to bursting, but don't let the bond market bubble scare you out of your investments.

Despite Record Low Yields, This Bond Fund is a Big Buy

By Richard Band
Some regions of the bond market can offer significantly better value than others. Right now, the Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Fund (VWEHX) is intriguing.
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