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  Are Leveraged Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) a Better Mousetrap?
The role that this rapidly growing ETF segment should play in your portfolio
  No Load Fund Analyst Newsletter Boosts Stock Allocation
Makes more changes in bond holdings as well
  A Fund Closed Many Years Ago Now Open and Worth Considering
An investing legend recommended it many years back
  U.S. Investors Piling Into Bond Funds
What are the expected returns and risks of bond funds going forward?
  What Most Investors Don't Know About Taxation of Gold
Gold advocates rarely disclose this shortcoming
  How Safe Are Government Bonds?
Most investors haven't a clue but this little known index provides insight
  No-Load Fund Analyst Makes Change to Emerging Markets' Allocation
Changing bond market leads to addition of new fund
  Growth Versus Value Stocks
It's been a long debated issue...which is better and when?
  Earnings Yield on Stocks: A Little Used Stock Market Indicator
It's flashing a buy signal in a neglected overseas market
  Evaluating Corporate Bonds versus Treasury Bonds
Is it worth chasing corporate bond's higher yields given their greater default risk?
  Is Gold Headed Still Higher?
With inflation fears rising, gold and other precious metals are surging
  Some Say Do It Quarterly, Monthly, Even Daily to Boost Your Returns
Rebalancing sounds good in theory but does it really work?
  How Worried Should You be About High Dividend Stock Funds That Show a Loss?
Q: I don't understand the WisdomTree exchange-traded funds (ETFs). How can so many of their new ETFs pay good dividends if they've lost money since inception?

  Investors Fleeing to Treasuries Often Don't Understand Their Options
Focus on TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities)
  Understanding the Hidden Fees in Mutual Funds
Does the average global stock fund really cost investors 3 percent in annual fees?
  When Investing in Bonds, Should You Use Bond Funds or Individual Bonds?
Some folks misconstrue the benefits of each and miss other important considerations
  Portfolio Update: Active Equity Fund Recommendations
The No Load Fund Analyst's model portfolio for active equity investors
  Should You Invest in the S&P 500 Index?
Its low costs and exposure to 500 larger, mostly global companies is appealing but it has a major, often overlooked drawback.
  The Warren Buffett of Bond Fund Managers
It's tough for active managers to beat a bond index especially over the long-term but this manager continues to do so
  This International Fund has Outperformed an Index Fund by 400% Over the Past 21 Years
And, it did so with consistent returns and lower volatility than the index, a strong management team and competitive expenses
  Buy the Manager, Not the Fund
Vanguard closed its Primecap fund but there are other smart ways to access this leading growth stock fund manager
  Has Fairholme Fund Manager Bruce Berkowitz Lost His Golden Touch?

An update on questions raised by star fund manager’s investing decisions and prowess after negative 2008 showing.
  Dogs of the Dow Investment Strategy
Does this simple method of investing in higher yielding, large company stocks produce market beating returns?
  Stock Pickers Should Start Their Search Here
If you like picking your own stocks, here's a list of 72 companies with a strong dividend history and ability to pay going forward
  Investing in Stocks or Mutual Funds
Some folks can do better investing in individual stocks, right?
  The Best Index Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds
More folks should use them and those who do should use the best ones
  Invest More in Stocks Now to Make Up for Last Year's Losses?
Q: I am 65 year-old professor and thinking about retiring in about three years. I have let TIAA-CREF do my investing in my retirement plan...I want to be a bit aggressive so I can make back some of the money I lost in the market over the last year, but I don't want to lose a bunch either...
  The Big Mutual Fund Investing Decision: To Index or Not to Index?
How heavily should you use index funds in your portfolio?
  A Research Report on Gold Worth Reading
Litman & Gregory does solid analysis and has no vested interest in pitching gold which is why investors considering gold should read this...
  Tips for Trading Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
Based upon their own research and trading experiences, the No-Load Fund Analyst offers the following guidelines when trading Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)
  Is Buy and Hold Investing Dead?
Q: If there's anyone out there who still believes in "buy and hold" investing, he/she should read some of the blogs that I read...
  How Much Are Corporate Profits Really Down From the 2007 Peak?
The answer (and how long it may take profits to recover) provides insight as to where stocks may be heading in the months and years ahead...
  Gold Coins Without Huge Mark-Ups
If you want to buy gold coins and pay a fair price (and not the 400 percent mark-up like coins pitched on CNBC infomercials), here's where to do it
  Update: No-Load Fund Analyst Balanced Portfolio
The balanced portfolio mutual funds recommended by the No-Load Fund Analyst newsletter includes some new additions and changes
  If You Don't Have Fears About Stock Market Investing, You're Probably Not Normal!
How to overcome stock investing fears and what investments to use
  When Does a Winning Mutual Fund Turn Into Loser?
How patient should you be with underperforming funds and what's a reasonable amount of underperformance?
  A Review of the Oakmark Global fund
Few global stock funds are able to beat a long-term global stock index fund in part because their managers are trying to cover too large a base of potential stocks and stock markets...
  Should You Invest in Emerging Markets?
A fund I like that can help you get the upside potential without taking so much risk
  If You Sold Stocks During the Slide, When and How Should You Get Back In?
Plenty of folks dumped stocks during the panic like conditions late in 2008 and early in 2009. But more and more of them are wondering when and how to get back in...
  Commentator Glenn Beck Dispenses Investing Advice: Should You Follow?
Q: Glenn Beck on Fox TV recently said that he would not invest in stocks or muni bonds...and recommended...gold and Treasuries...
 
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