Oakmark Fund

If your end-of-year portfolio rebalancing has you looking for some better mutual funds to reallocate assets into, Standard and Poor's Equity Research wants to help: It has released its first-ever list of Mutual Fund Excellence Award winners -- consistent performers across a range of categories.

You could give up thousands of dollars in mutual fund fees and not realize you're doing it. That's because fund fees are stated in percentage rather than dollar terms. The Supreme Court took up a case Monday to determine whether fund fees are being determined correctly and whether investors get...