Archive for the ‘Mutual Funds’ Category

Investing: The Net Wisdom of Peers

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Increasingly disenchanted with professional advisers, investors are finding sound advice and improved returns with the help of online communities

Original post by AnthonyK

Muni Bonds Gain Appeal with ETFs

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

Municipal bond exchange-traded funds are attracting a lot of attention. But do they make sense for your portfolio?

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Playing the Global Infrastructure Boom

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

As the nation’s—and the world’s—bridges, roads, and airports age, public private partnerships may be the most viable way of saving them

Original post by AnthonyK

Cleaning Up on the Meltdown

Sunday, August 26th, 2007

By anticipating problems in the credit markets, a Yale-trained computer scientist and other asset managers are producing healthy returns

Original post by AnthonyK

An ‘Informational Edge’ on Global Stocks

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

Chris Semenuk of TIAA-CREF looks for key attributes in portfolio selections that the rest of the market doesn’t see. Current favorites include Bayer and Fiat

Original post by AnthonyK

Is the End of the M&A Boom at Hand?

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Private equity is having a harder time finding investors for risky LBOs. Fallout from a collapsed megadeal could prove worse than the subprime crisis

Original post by AnthonyK

Investing’s Smartest Players

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

What drives the success of the "big brains" of the investing world—and what ordinary investors can learn from them

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Sniffing Out the Best Small Caps

Sunday, June 10th, 2007

Excelsior Small Cap Fund’s Doug Pyle has scored with a concentrated portfolio of names with solid fundamentals. Among his picks: GFI Group and Nautilus

Original post by AnthonyK

Checking Out China Funds

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

Managers still see solid opportunities away from Shanghai′s frenzy. Here are five savvy plays

Original post by BusinessWeek Online — Investing