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Chuck Jaffe: Fund investors should make these wishes

Dear Mutual Fund-Company Top Dogs: The last two years has felt like the worst of times and the best of times for your shareholders. That’s why I’m giving you my holiday wish list of things you should give to shareholders, but typically don't.

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Chuck Jaffe: Watch for common investing mistakes

Here are the biggest mistakes fund investors make. If they describe the way you have been investing, it might be time to check your portfolio and your mindset.

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Chuck Jaffe: 'Best funds' list brings out the worst

If you were handed an authoritative list of the "best" mutual funds for the next year, it would be hard to believe that any would turn out poorly if you picked them. And yet, if you chose the funds that Morningstar Mutual Funds has tapped as the best for the year ahead, you'd be making the Stupid Investment of the Week.

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Chuck Jaffe: No country for old savings habits

Surveys of consumer attitudes about money are seldom surprising, but that doesn't mean there is nothing interesting in the data. This week, a couple of telling surveys crossed my desk that raise big questions about consumer conduct when it comes to their finances.

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Audio: Morningstar's 'best funds' list comes up short

Morningstar Mutual Funds has released its annual look at the funds it thinks will do best in the year ahead, but MarketWatch columnist Chuck Jaffe says investors would be ill-advised to look at the list and buy any of the funds.