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Funds Designed to Put Retirement on Autopilot
July 30, 2010NEW YORK -- Investors who use target-date funds to put their investments on cruise control until retirement face a common question: How will I manage my money so it holds out once I've stopped working?
With Assists From Google and Apple, Tech Sector Rebounds
July 30, 2010 NEW YORK -- Investors are betting that even if the economy slows, people will still turn to Google for Internet searches and Apple for iPods.
Expense Ratios Fall For 401(k) Programs
July 30, 2010NEW YORK -- While the array of 401(k) choices can at first seem daunting, many workers appear to be seeing one thing clearly: the value of lower expenses.
Inflow to Domestic Funds Drying Up
July 30, 2010NEW YORK -- Only a fool would have stayed in the market after the dot-com collapse. To look past the stock market's swoon and stay invested would have been a mistake, right?
Gold's New Prospectors
July 30, 2010NEW YORK -- With many on Wall Street straining to determine the Federal Reserve's next move, some investors who smell an impending interest rate cut aren't waiting around for the central bank.
Carefully Chosen REITs May Offer Investors a Buying Opportunity
July 30, 2010 NEW YORK -- Real estate investment trusts have taken a drubbing this year as some investors have grown concerned that the real estate portfolios these companies hold are overvalued. But a drop in REIT share prices could signal an opportunity for investors willing to look under the hood.
Multiple Managers May Help Lift a Fund
July 30, 2010NEW YORK -- Two isn't always more than one.
How Much Money-Market Vulnerability?
July 30, 2010NEW YORK -- The market turmoil of the past month spawned by growing credit market problems is spilling over to money-market funds, an investment long seen as a safe and secure place to park cash.
Fleeing to Bonds? Choose Carefully.
July 30, 2010NEW YORK -- Investors rushing from a tumultuous stock market into bonds might run smack into the same problems if they don't look where they're going.
Patience Can Pay Off, Analysts Say; Stocks Remain Up for '07
July 30, 2010 NEW YORK -- From an early age, people are trained to act quickly when they hear sounds of emergency: fire alarms, police sirens, even car horns. So while it might be difficult for investors who hear alarm bells on Wall Street, often the wisest reaction is to stand still.
