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69The best penny stock mutual funds
I have seen hundreds of emails, ads and even faxes explaining the virtues of penny stocks. In most cases a claim is made that a stock is about to explode in value giving the investor 2000 percent gains. I am not an individual stock picker and...
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71Mistakes investors make
I was sitting at my desk a few years ago and a co worker shouted over the glass “What is the best mutual fund?” I replied I like the Gabelli Asset fund. He shouted over the glass “I don’t see it.” I...
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75The best balanced funds
Balanced funds tend to have lower risk and lower rewards. Balanced funds are mutual funds that hold a mix of stocks, bonds and sometimes other assets in their portfolio. These funds seldom outperform the stock...
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72Choosing the best mutual funds
Before choosing a mutual fund you first must decide on as asset allocation. Asset allocation in a nutshell is how you are going to spread your money over the various asset classes. There is a lot...
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66Select the very best international funds
An American investor has a chance of picking a few large caps stocks for his portfolio to out perform the market. We can do research on the company even if it is a department store that has tons of business...
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61Why target date retirement funds are a bad deal
You may have read an earlier article on Hubpages regarding target retirement funds. I am not a big fan of these funds for most investors. Target retirement funds try to be a one size fits all fund for those...
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59Exchange traded fund strategies
At the time of writing this article there are over 250 Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) available to investors. Exchange traded funds are a relatively new form of investing. Performance wise Exchange traded...
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59Using ETF’s as a hedge
Being a market timer, there are times in the stock market where I feel the market has topped and I would like to sell some of my mutual funds and buy them back at a later date when the market has dropped....
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64The best taxable bond mutual funds
When most people think of bond funds they think of safety and low yields. That is not always the case. In 2008 some bond funds lost over half of their value. In 2009 some bond funds cam close to doubling in...
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73The best small cap funds
In times of economic recovery small cap funds tend to outperform larger asset classes. Most investors want the best returns in their portfolio. Stock picking in small cap funds is more critical to getting...
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