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.

T. Rowe Price Bond Fund Plays Emerging Market Currencies

By Cynthia Wilson, Consumer Finance & Funds Writer
T. Rowe Price Emerging Market Local Currency Bond Fund (MUTF: PRELX) is a new mutual fund that was launched in May 2011 to play forex investments in global markets like the BRIC nations.

Fund Ratings: Out With the Stars, in With the New?

By Dan Wiener
Will Morningstar’s new forward-looking rating methodology be a better performance gauge than the current star system?

3 Well-Known Mutual Funds to Sell

By Richard Band
These mutual funds racked up big profits in the 2002–07 bull market, but now they are stumbling.

Guinness Atkinson Fund Focuses on Global Innovators

By Cynthia Wilson, Consumer Finance & Funds Writer
Big gain against the market for Guinness Atkinson Global Innovators (IWIRX), as technology, communication and innovation stocks keep investors happy.

4 All-Star Funds of the Second Quarter

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Despite the tough second quarter, these top performers really stood out in the past three months.

Mainstay High Yield Fund Cashes in on Junk Corporate Bonds

By Cynthia Wilson, Consumer Finance & Funds Writer
Mainstay High-Yield fund may be a good income play for dividend investors and IRA funds.

T. Rowe Price Fund Offers Balanced Plan of Attack

By Cynthia Wilson, Consumer Finance & Funds Writer
This T. Rowe Price IRA fund is for long-term aggressive growth investors who are looking for some diversification, but are not sure how to get it.

American Century Utilities Offers Income in Your IRA

By Cynthia Wilson, Consumer Finance & Funds Writer
American Century IRA mutual fund offers income and long-term appreciation at a bargain-basement investment.

Fidelity Wireless Fund Offers Play on PCs, Tablets and Smartphones

By Cynthia Wilson, Consumer Finance & Funds Writer
Consider the Fidelity Select Wireless Fund to play PCs, tablets and smartphones, and invest in stocks like Verizon, Sprint and Qualcomm.

This Allianz Fund Can Supercharge Your IRA

By Cynthia Wilson, Consumer Finance & Funds Writer
If you have a large nest egg, the Allianz AGIC Ultra Micro Cap Fund offers big potential.

Marshall Mutual Fund Offers Income Investors Tax-Free Profits

By Cynthia Wilson, Consumer Finance & Funds Writer
High income seeking investors have another reason to look into Marshall Intermediate Tax-Free Class Y besides its high rating - its price.

Fidelity Software & Computer Fund Taps Tech in Your IRA

By Cynthia Wilson, Consumer Finance & Funds Writer
With strong returns against the market, the software and info-based mutual fund Fidelity Select Software & Computer Fund has a five-star Morningstar rating.

5 Best Mutual Funds to Play the Financial Sector

By Tom Taulli, InvestorPlace Contributor
Feeling brave? Buy into financial services on the cheap, then stick around for the long-term windfall.

Matthews China Mutual Fund Gives Access to the Best Asia Stocks

By Cynthia Wilson, Consumer Finance & Funds Writer
China's increasing power on the world market as a high-stakes power player is captured in the Matthews China Fund (MCHFX).

4 Ways for Fund Investors to Land Double-Digit Yields

By Richard Band
Three conservative mutual funds could yield 10%-15% each by year-end, while an aggressive bond fund may net you almost 19%.

Parnassus Fund Believes in Second Chances

By Cynthia Wilson, Consumer Finance & Funds Writer
With long-term investment payoffs, the Parnassus Fund is going the distance with value stock investments that have yet to mature.

Vanguard to Start Waiving Expenses to Prop Up Yields

By Dan Wiener
With yields dropping, Vanguard has had to find ways to cut its already low expenses to keep yields off the floor.

Vanguard Fund Offers Reliable Income

By Cynthia Wilson, Consumer Finance & Funds Writer
Retirement investors looking to supplement their income will find this Vanguard fund offering regular monthly payments. But what about returns?

Icon Energy Fund Offers Commodity Focus to IRA Investors

By Cynthia Wilson, Consumer Finance & Funds Writer
With top oil stocks like Exxon and Chevron, the Icon Energy Fund is a good way to buy the energy sector and the rise in crude oil and energy commodities.
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