The Real Cost Of Owning A Mutual Fund
Few investors understand the total cost of a fund, including tax, transaction and advice fees.

Value Maven
Investors have been abandoning U.S. and European stocks in droves. Artisan International Value's David Samra is glad to snap up the leftovers.

Smart Moves With Target-Date Funds
Make target-date mutual funds work for you.

Funds For Jittery Times
The fund business is touting lots of products that claim to smooth out the market's bumps. Many are needlessly costly and complex.

You Can't Be Too Thin
The little guy rarely has the edge on Wall Street. Roger Ibbotson says thinly traded stocks are an exception.

Make Sure Your 401(k) Nest Egg Isn't Cracked
Common sense and knowing the rules can go a long way toward protecting your retirement savings.

5 Lies About Index Funds
The truth about index investing must be told over and over again because lies are constantly being

How To Make The Market Work In Your Favor
Tips to avoid underperforming the market.

Danger In Your 401(k)
In troubled times a lot of workers are investing 401(k)s in the stock of the company they know best--their employer. Can you say "Enron"?

Tweedy's High Performing Global Fund
Skip breakneck China and Brazil, say the money men at Tweedy, Browne. Look for slow-moving companies in Europe and Japan.

What Happens When Cities Go Broke?
In a tough economy, bankruptcy has become a dreaded--yet not uncommon--phenomenon, even for cities and municipalities.