Chuck Jaffe: Big fund firms could be the next ETF stars A recent study looking at the present state of the exchange-traded fund business offers a window on its future. Read more on Market Watch Is Buy and Hold Dead? Users Weigh In Hands-off strategy has behavioral benefits, but some users think hard times call [...]

Question by ccartertn2002: T. Rowe Price Automatic Asset Builder? I have started to invest in a mutual fund with T. Rowe Price and I’m investing a month. My question is, what if 6 months down the road I want to stop investing for some reason? I’m not completely sure how the AAB works, do I [...]

Franklin India Growth Mutual Funds Franklin Templeton Investments is one of the largest financial services groups in the world based at San Mateo, California USA. The group has US$ 645.9 billion in assets under management globally (as of September 30, 2007). Franklin Templeton has offices in 33 locations across India and manages assets of [...]

Question by SHIRAZ S: WHERE SHOULD I INVEST NOW TO BALANCE MY PORTFOLIO IN INDIAN MUTUAL FUNDS? i have invested in the following indian mutual funds 1 and 1/2 lakhs in ICICI Fusion series which is equity diversified fund last year in march 07. recently 5 days back i have invested in Indian mutual funds [...]

Osterweis Capital Management Launches New Mutual Fund SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Osterweis Capital Management (“OCM”) today announced the launch of The Osterweis Strategic Investment Fund (OSTVX). The fund will invest in a blend of equities and fixed income securities. The no-load, open-end fund is available to investors with an initial investment of ,000. The Osterweis Strategic Investment [...]

Mutual Fund Alternatives – Get Better Growth With Less Risk! There are some mutual funds that perform well however most don’t and with losses sometimes in excess of 30% or more, many investors are looking at other alternatives. Here we are going to look at a great performing investment that can provide not only [...]

Question by Mule28: What is the best mutual funds for maximum growth and little risk? My Mother-In-Law is behind on retirement savings and I want to help her invest in something that will make her some money in 5-8 years. Just looking for some names of mutual funds or ideas of how to help her [...]

Question by Procastinating lazy liars: What is life insurance? Life insurance is suppose to be used as a protection of income. In case you die, your family is protected from devastation of substantial income loss. But, many insurance companies are selling it as an additional source of income or as an investment, which is really [...]

Invest in gold proof coins and secure your portfolio For centuries gold bullion bars and coins are manufactured and purchased for their great investment value. In the present global economic situation investing in stocks and currencies could be disastrous and the investment market of mutual funds is equally dicey. Thus increasing number of investors are [...]

Question by uh oh: I want to invest 00 in a few different mutual funds, but a lot of the ones I want have a really high min.? I was planning on investing 00 in domestic small cap funds. I was planning on investing another 00 in foreign funds, preferably Indian or Chinese real estate. [...]