Posts Tagged ‘ Mutual Funds ’

Cautiously Invest in Mutual Funds

Aug 8th, 2008 | By Chris Mayer | Category: Investing Strategies
I’ve long held that mutual funds are full of bad habits, like a boy who can’t stop picking his nose and burping at the dinner table. If you had to design a poor investor, you need look no further than the typical mutual fund. For example, the typical mutual fund turns ...read more


Unnoticed Small-Cap Stocks

Nov 2nd, 2006 | By Craig Walters | Category: Investing Strategies
Enter what's called the sell-side firm. It's like any other brokerage firm, but it's analysts cover stocks as ideas primarily for institutions, mutual funds and hedge funds -- the buy side. The buy side guys are the managers who are pulling triggers on large share positions each and every day. Traditionally, the ...read more


Downside of the Market: Take a Walk on the Short Side

Feb 14th, 2006 | By Penny Sleuth Contributor | Category: Investing Strategies, Macroeconomics, Options
Mark Bail explains ways to make money when things are going bearishly: there are many ways to invest on the Downside of the Market. Hello again, Sleuths, If you have been a devoted reader of my Technical Tuesday columns in Penny Sleuth, you know that my outlook for stocks in 2006 is ...read more