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Fund Analysis

A collection of 41 posts

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Di-Worse-ified Equity

Is anything as painful as a bad mutual fund that compounds its mediocrity by paying out large capital gains distributions? Vanguard released its final estimates for the capital gains it expects its funds to pay this month, and one of the biggest is coming from one of Vanguard’s worst

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When Size Is the Enemy

FUNDS FOCUS — AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUNDS

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Down, Not Out

"Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” Mark Twain didn’t quite say that, but I’m reminded of the misquote these days whenever I read articles declaring the death of the classic balanced portfolio—60% stocks and 40% bonds. There’s no sugar-coating it, 2022 has been a

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Finding Their Sea Legs?

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Corporates: Good or Evil?

Channeling my grandkids, it’s been a not so good, very, very bad year for bonds in 2022. As we know the bond market has been a source of much investor angst—to put it lightly—Jeff and I will continue to try and bring our perspective to questions you

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