mutual fund managers

Many mutual fund shareholders may not even realize how well or poorly their funds have been doing lately. After all, actively managed mutual funds are attractive to those who don't want to have to watch the market too closely. But you should definitely watch for these four simple warning signs.

Could you be keeping more of the money that your portfolio is producing? DailyFinance spoke with two top professional investment managers and came up with eight tax strategies to help you maximize your after-tax returns.

What if you could increase your investment returns more than 200% by simply understanding the role of luck versus skill in investing? Several recent studies have shown how, and if ever there was information the securities industry didn't want you to have, this is it.

The financial crisis exposed an industry that couldn't manage its own portfolios, much less provide worthwhile advice to clients. Yet 85% of investors continue to invest with brokers. Here are 10 reasons why that's a mistake.

Fidelity Investments says 401(k) loan and hardship withdrawals are rising. But instead of offering costly, actively managed funds, Fidelity could take the lead in reforming a system that primarily benefits mutual fund families and plan advisers.

Osterweis Fund's managers use a stock-picking method that relies on "free cash yield." And the fund has a record for performing relatively well, even during stock-market downturns.

To pick a great mutual fund, you really have to look at it through the eyes of the portfolio manager. In the end, it's not just about investment strategy. It's about execution. Fund Focus will delve into managers' strategies to help you make smarter choices.

Some equity fund managers are talking the talk, but not walking the walk -- by churning their portfolios more than they say. A new study finds that some active equity fund managers have higher portfolio turnover rates than they themselves claim.

Our blogger creates a random stock index and ends up landing in the top 1% of mutual funds for 2009 -- further evidence that picking the right stocks is a game of luck.

For millions of mutual fund investors, Dow 10,000 was an awkward milestone. In October alone, as markets crested following an eight-month run-up in stock prices, investors put the largest monthly amount into bond funds since 1984 -- a record $48.4 billion. Meanwhile they yanked $15.5 billion out of...