Don't wait for the SEC to make a new law -- investors can make sure their brokers are operating without a conflict of interest.

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Mutual fund investing in your 401k plan can be confusing, but here are 3 tips to help.

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Mutual fund investing strategies can help reduce your risk, like the core-satellite investment method for funds.

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Here's a way to keep the profits continuing in 2011 and still stay on top of expenses.

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These mutual funds are worth considering if the sector stays hot.

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You don't have to go large to get better returns and lower risk.

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Funds added more than $900 billion in 2010, nearly double the decade-long average.

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Investors often need to use their power to fire fund managers.

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In 2010, size paid off for the largest mutual fund families.

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These four mutual funds capitalized on a big year in telecom.

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New problems in state and municipal finances, as well as the prolonged strain on the housing market, have added more stress for investors and individuals planning for retirement.

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The IRS treats gold, bond and real estate ETFs differently than the majority of ETFs.

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Mutual fund families save the bulk of their capital gains and dividend income payouts until the end of the year, making these payments to all shareholders of record as of a certain date, regardless of how long they have owned the fund. Shareholders are then responsible for paying taxes on those distributions.

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Several of the top performing managed futures funds for 2010.

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An intro to the managed futures product

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An analysis finds that a fund's rating can be misleading if expenses aren't included

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Several gold funds have delivered solid returns through November but 2011 looks flat for investors

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Here are the best-performing industry sectors during the fourth quarter from 1994 to 2009.

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Preferred stock has yield as a draw, but be sure to read the fine print.

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These mutual funds are a way to invest in the global water industry.

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Multi-manager funds bring in outside managers to broaden resources and expertise.

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In discussion of investment strategy, the debate goes on about active and passive mutual fund strategies, but each may have a place in your portfolio.

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Here's what behavioral finance can teach investors about the human factors in how they invest.

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Investors like the tax efficiency and stable yields of MLPs master limited partnerships, but study the vehicles closely.

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Here we identify and rank the best performers among target-date mutual funds.

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Buy these new water industry ETFs, based on some newly-created water indexes.

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Target-date funds are popular investment choices in 401(k) plans but there are caveats for investors.

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Closed end funds (CEFs) are similar to mutual funds, but they also present some unique features. First, they offer a limited number of shares, which makes them 鈥渃losed鈥� as opposed to the continuous offering of new shares in a traditional mutual fund.

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In stock market investing, it might sound simple to determine whether or not a stock or a mutual fund is profitable. But it鈥檚 more challenging than you think for 401k investors to determine whether a fund manager or broker is doing a good job.

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Water ETFs and mutual funds provide investors access to one of the largest industries worldwide.

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Closed-end funds are for investors seeking income and offer greater returns and active management.

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Mutual Funds, ETFs and ETNs in agricultural commodities offer diversification.

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