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January 17, 2020 Mutual Funds 16 Comments

Should Value Investors Buy Mutual Funds?

Should Value Investors Buy Mutual Funds? (1:00) – Are Mutual Funds A Good Value Play? Every week, Tracey Ryniec, the editor of Zacks Value Investor portfolio, shares some of her top value investing tips and stock picks. Recently, a fan … Continue reading at nasdaq.com The Best Small-Cap Mutual Funds to Buy in 2020 Most […]

January 10, 2020 ETF 14 Comments

ETF Investors in Canada May Have Timed the Market Just Right

ETF Investors in Canada May Have Timed the Market Just Right Investors in Canadian markets might have been on to something last year. They piled into fixed-income and cash ETFs in an effort to seek shelter even as equity markets soared to levels unseen in a … Continue reading at msn.com A New Long-Term Bull […]

November 9, 2019 Mutual Funds 2 Comments

Mutual fund investors’ losses on Puerto Rico bonds not personal injuries – judge

Mutual fund investors’ losses on Puerto Rico bonds not personal injuries – judge The judge overseeing Puerto Rico’s bankruptcy-like restructuring has rejected a bid by two investors to reframe their claims for financial losses as personal injury claims. U.S. District Judge Laura … Continue reading at reuters.com 3 Valued MFS Mutual Funds for Your Portfolio […]

August 23, 2019 Personal 14 Comments

Get the gun stocks out! ESG investing can get messy for socially conscious investors

Get the gun stocks out! ESG investing can get messy for socially conscious investors Investing by moral compass is getting more popular — but it’s not always so easy. Take the recent blunder in Vanguard’s US ESG Stock exchange-traded fund. The fund invests in ESG stocks, or companies … Continue reading at usatoday.com Volkswagen says […]

June 15, 2019 Mutual Funds 4 Comments

4 Top Mutual Funds for Millennial Investors

April 22, 2019 Earnings 3 Comments

What Should Investors Expect When Starbucks Reports Earnings?

What Should Investors Expect When Starbucks Reports Earnings? After hitting all-time highs in mid-2017, Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) faced a rough patch. Over the course of the next year, the coffee purveyor lost a quarter of its value. What caused the slide? Falling … Continue reading at fool.com Dow Futures Drop 52 Points as the Market Awaits […]

March 23, 2019 Mutual Funds 15 Comments

Fund investors flee stocks for bonds even as equities have best quarter in years

Fund investors flee stocks for bonds even as equities have best quarter in years Investors around the globe withdrew money from equity funds in the week ended March 20, continuing a trend that has colored stock markets since the start of the year, even as major benchmarks have … Continue reading at marketwatch.com Australia’s Top […]

March 17, 2019 Mutual Funds No Comments

Why investors should consider buying stock in the fund company, not the fund

Why investors should consider buying stock in the fund company, not the fund Don’t miss these top money and investing features: From buying the unloved, value-focused stocks of mutual-fund companies to the best way to approach the shares of cannabis-industry companies, this … Continue reading at marketwatch.com Wall Street Weekahead: U.S. Funds Focus on Media […]

"The housing bubble will burst rather than gradually deflate, following the rapid and violent pattern of decline of nearly every financial bubble throughout history," Lubaszka says. "Higher interest rates negatively impact not only the health of the housing market but other economic segments as well. The stock market takes a hit because higher rates make it more costly for companies to pay for debt. Higher rates hurt corporate profit margins and reduce stock value, bad news given the deep debt situation so many companies are in today."

Professional angels are lawyers, accountants, and doctors who want to make investments in companies that offer a service or product with which they have little experience. Their main goal of investing is to be hired by the business at the same time as consultant in their area of expertise.

Wherever you look, you will find various rating systems on mutual funds, each of which uses a different approach. All of them are designed to weed through the thousands of funds to get to the best ones. But is there really such a thing? Does a high rating really mean a fund will do better in the future? Many people seem to think so. A recent study showed that Morningstar, North America's most recognized rating system for funds, has a tremendous influence on fund sales. If Morningstar gives a five-star rating, those funds typically enjoy increased sales as a result.