http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/pf/funds/?section=money_funds From CNN and Money magazine, CNNMoney.com combines business news and in-depth market analysis with practical advice and answers to personal finance questions. en-us © 2008 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. Wed, 07 May 2008 09:50:54 EDT 10 http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/pf/funds/?section=money_funds http://i.cnn.net/money/images/cnnmoney_logo_144x30.gif 144 30 From CNN and Money magazine, CNNMoney.com combines business news and in-depth market analysis with practical advice and answers to personal finance questions. http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/04/30/pf/funds/answerguy_may.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds Question: I've been parking cash in auction-rate preferred shares of the MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust. Now I'm reading about failed auctions. Are ARPS as safe as I thought they were? - David Schempf, Spearfish, S.D. Thu, 01 May 2008 07:12:44 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/04/29/pf/funds/acting_bearish.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds If the thought of opening up your mutual statement makes you squeamish or if you avert your eyes whenever CNBC comes on at the gym, it's understandable. This has been one ferocious stock market. Not only has Wall Street been flirting with a bear market - conventionally defined as a 20% decline in the major indexes - but we're now in "the second-worst eight-year period for stocks since the 1930s," says money manager Martha Ortiz of Aronson Johnson & Ortiz in Philadelphia. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:38:19 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/04/25/pf/funds/fundwatch_may.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds Remember those slow-but-steady stock funds that frustrated you last year - the ones you thought about getting rid of because they were lagging when the market was up? Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:58:19 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/04/01/pf/retirement/best_401k.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds Over the past year or two, a combo of new government regulations and a chaotic stock market - not to mention the continued slashing of traditional pensions - has spurred many companies to revamp their 401(k) plans in ways that can pay off big-time. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:04:37 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/04/01/pf/funds/best_mutualfunds.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds Coping in a market like this requires patience and prudence (and maybe a few dividends). Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:16:05 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/04/01/pf/funds/best_fundmanager.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds To invest in a mutual fund is to make a bet on the future. Whether that bet pays off is a function of how skillful the fund manager is, how lucky he is, how well the market does and how well the manager treats you. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:16:05 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/04/08/pf/funds/Ask_the_mole.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds Question: Having just read several of your articles on retirement planning, I have these questions regarding tax deferred and taxable accounts during retirement: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:08:35 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/03/18/pf/funds/Ask_the_mole.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds Question: My financial planner is continually suggesting American Funds. My concern is the 5.50% load. What is your opinion of American Funds? Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:37:37 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/03/07/pf/funds/market_risk.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds Don't give in. Pros have all sorts of clever computer models for assessing risk. But even those brilliant machines misjudge risk from time to time (like in the subprime meltdown). Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:43:04 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/02/26/pf/funds/loaded_funds.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds Question: I have invested in no-load mutual funds for 20 years, but I'm looking at a fund with a 4.5% load. If I plan to hold it for a very long time, investing periodically, does it make sense to pay the load? --Tom Kushner, New Canaan, Conn. Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:20:04 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2007/12/26/pf/funds/strategies_marlowe.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds When William Marlowe retired in 2003, following careers in the Navy and the Department of Energy, he was sure that he and his wife Kat could safely live on his military pension, her generous civil service pension and a small slug of Social Security - which together net the couple $88,000 a year. Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:42:56 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2007/12/26/pf/funds/strategies_paine.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds With plans to retire in the next five to eight years, Linda Paine knows exactly how much investment risk she can tolerate: zero. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:17:34 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2007/12/26/pf/funds/strategies_lewis.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds When you're young, the most important thing you can do financially is get off to a good start. Jodi and David Lewis have certainly done that - at least when it comes to their jobs. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:58:19 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/01/14/pf/expert/expert4.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds Question: Is now a good time to move more of my portfolio from domestic mutual funds into international funds? - Brett Phillips Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:23:18 EST http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/assetallocwizard/assetallocwizard.html?section=money_funds Get the right mix of stocks and bonds. Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:42:06 EDT http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/01/14/pf/funds/fidelity_magellan/index.htm?section=money_funds A household name among mutual funds, Fidelity Investments' Magellan Fund, is opening to investors again after a decade, the Boston-based company announced Monday. Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:45:35 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2008/01/07/pf/expert/experta.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds Question: I would like to invest in stocks, but I can't afford to buy large quantities. Earlier this year, for example, I would have loved to have bought Countrywide Financial when it was trading at $8.21 a share, but I only had enough money for 15 to 20 shares. Is there a way for someone like me to buy small amounts of stock a few times a year without getting killed by fees? -J. Parker Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:57:12 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2007/12/19/pf/funds/ethical_investing.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds Should you put your money where your heart is? Let's say you agree with Al Gore about global warming - or, on the other hand, you feel that the biggest threat to our society is the corrosion of traditional values. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:35:51 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2007/12/13/pf/funds/ask_the_mole.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds Question: My financial advisor informed me that I must do something or I will run out of money. I am a 74-year-old woman, in relative good health. I retired 13 years ago. I have about $83,000 in an IRA (have been receiving $450 a month from this account, less taxes). She advises a variable annuity with guaranteed income for life. Another adviser wants me to transfer the funds to him to invest in a long-term growth strategy. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:06:41 EST http://money.cnn.com/rssclick/2007/12/05/pf/funds/ask_the_mole.moneymag/index.htm?section=money_funds Question: What's the best type of life insurance? Should I buy term, whole life or universal insurance? Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:54:08 EST