A fund’s volatility is a terrific predictor of how it will perform in a bear market.
Bond funds offer a relatively low-risk way to invest in fast-growing developing nations. They’ll also profit from a falling dollar.
Don't let crummy profits and high valuations bother you -- they won't derail this bull market.
Find shelter in a fund that invests heavily in foreign bonds, such as Loomis Sayles Bond. Steer clear of most other “safe havens.”
Sold as a diversification tool, they failed badly last year -- and will fail to protect you again if the market turns south.
The bull market, thus far, has favored small caps and weak companies. Get rid of them before it’s too late.
A top real estate fund is avoiding almost all real estate investment trusts but finding bargains overseas and in bonds.
Without better regulation, we'll see a financial catastrophe far worse than the one that started a year ago with the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
The firm founded by famed distressed-securities investor Marty Whitman just launched a fund that should pay juicy yields.
If you've been on the sidelines, it's time to buy stocks. Here's why.
Putting your money under the mattress made sense last year. But with yields on cash near zero, consider a short-term bond fund -- even for your safe money.
Funds that buy blue chips with rising dividends offer an ideal way to limit volatility in a still-fragile economy.
If you want to bet on options, consider Gateway Fund A and PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio.
Bridgeway Aggressive Investors 2 and CGM Focus plunged during the bear market. Now is the time to buy them.
They're not exciting, but shares of these companies remain cheap -- and should thrive even as U.S. consumer spending remains anemic.
Stocks from developing countries have rallied strongly, but there still are opportunities to make money in this sector -- if you can handle the volatility.
Low-risk blue chips in health care and defense are bargains. So is Fairholme fund.
Although many took a beating in the bear market and are under the government's microscope, you still can find good options from Fidelity, T. Rowe Price and Vanguard.
One of the nation's best-known market historians says stocks are poised to rally -- not just this year, but over the coming decade.
Actively managed funds are poised to beat index funds over the next year or two.