If you think the financial crisis on Wall Street was big news, just wait...the details of the "secret money funnel" from Washington to Wall Street are just coming out now.

With inflation rearing its ugly head and commodity prices on a tear, gold-oriented mutual funds are doing well these days. If you’re looking to add some shine to your fund portfolio, American Century Global Gold is the best pure-play on gold..

I look for high-quality companies that are undervalued, and companies with strong balance sheets and low price to earnings (P/E) ratios. I use the criteria spelled out by the father of value investing, Benjamin Graham. Volatility is my ally. I buy when a good company is down in price and sell when…

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You would have had to be living under a rock for the last couple of years to be unaware of the phenomenal rise of gold. Now, many investors are questioning ' is it too late to get in on this rally?

If you’re thinking that tax-efficiency and small-cap funds are mutually exclusive, you haven’t checked out Vanguard Tax- Managed Small Cap lately. The fund, which seeks to track the S&P SmallCap 600 on a tax-managed basis, has delivered solid results…

Dodge and Cox Stock Fund is open to new investors, giving fund investors seeking long-term growth with low volatility another investing option. During the past 10 years, the fund has only lost shareholder’s money in one year, although it is…

Recessions tend to negatively affect the dinosaurs the longest. The biggest companies are too big to adapt to big market changes; instead, they hunker down and shed personnel. They give up market share in dribs and drabs because…

Did you ever wonder what the difference is between a global fund and an international one? Global funds invest all over the world, including in the United States, while international funds invest just outside of the United States. As the world gets increasingly interconnected…

Unlike most mutual fund companies, Vanguard doesn’t manage most of its money. Instead, the firm hires outside management companies to do it, reasoning that it creates competition for performance and fees that ends up helping investors..

American Funds Fundamental Investors is a big fund with a nice, steady track record. This growth and income fund has been around since 1978, posting a compound annual rate of return of 14.22% (13.99% if you want to include..

Micro-cap stocks aren’t even on the radar screen for most individual investors who consider this equity class far too risky. But when they’re available in a diversified portfolio that stresses growth at a reasonable price in the form of the Perritt Emerging Opportunities Fund, it might be…

When Richard Aster launched Meridian Growth Fund, Ronald Reagan was president, the unemployment rate was 7.5% and Apple manufactured the first Macintosh computer. In the 23 years since the fund was launched, a lot has changed, but not Aster’s investment philosophy.

While Marsico doesn’t officially manage the 21st Century Fund – the third fund started by the fund family – he works closely with manager Corydon Gilcrist, CFA. The fund invests in growth companies of any size and boasts a concentrated portfolio of…

As one of the few small-cap growth funds with a good track record that is still open to new investors, Champlain Small Company Adv. is in a sweet spot. If you’re interested in buying shares, though, don’t wait too long…