Chuck Jaffe: Fund sales charges are on the way out
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
A bill in Congress could force a major change in the way mutual funds are bought and sold through advisers.
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Chuck Jaffe: This gold stock is a flying turkey
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
With gold at all-time highs, the market winds have begun blowing so hard that turkeys are starting to fly. Once they get off the ground, viewed in the right light, those turkeys can almost look like hawks or falcons.
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Chuck Jaffe: Target-date funds need to sharpen their aim
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Looking at target-date mutual funds is a bit like trying to decide on a rental car. Lots of vehicles, similar-but-different, available at varying terms and conditions.
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Chuck Jaffe: No stupid questions, only stupid investments
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
... right now if only I had bought that fund when it first came out, instead of waiting two years." Chuck Jaffe is a senior MarketWatch columnist. His work appears in dozens of U.S. newspapers. · · Post:
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Chuck Jaffe: Stock sleuth exposes market winners and traps
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
While not “The Da Vinci Code, the obscure footnotes of a company’s financial statements hold information that David Trainer swears will tell you if a stock is worth buying or selling.
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Chuck Jaffe: Star stock-fund manager breaks into bonds
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
... there might be a reason why he's only run a stock fund up to now. We'll just have to wait and see."Chuck Jaffe is a senior MarketWatch columnist. His work appears in dozens of U.S. newspapers.
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Chuck Jaffe: Currency fund is chump change
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... worst case, the dollar climbs. These are a better approach for neophyte dollar bear investors." Chuck Jaffe is a senior MarketWatch columnist. His work appears in dozens of U.S. newspapers. · · Post:
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Chuck Jaffe: Be open to closed-end bond funds
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Jerry Paul is a former Morningstar Fixed-Income Manager of the Year who sees opportunities in closed-end funds that he believes most investors overlook.
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Chuck Jaffe: Investors lost in maze of fund expenses
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
... over just how much shareholders pay for basic services, and who profits from those charges. Chuck Jaffe is a senior MarketWatch columnist. His work appears in dozens of U.S. newspapers. · · Post:
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Chuck Jaffe: Funds find less paperwork is more readable
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
When it comes to mutual fund paperwork, less seems to be more.
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Chuck Jaffe: New Kiyosaki book won't make you a rich Dad or Mom
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
'Rich Dad’s Conspiracy of the Rich: The 8 New Rules of Money,' is the latest best-selling book by self-styled money guru Robert Kiyosaki.This is such an insipid, dumb book that although it is just hitting the lists of top sellers, it’s deserving of status as the Stupid Investment of the Week.
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Chuck Jaffe: Three themes to drive stocks forward
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
A cautious, contrarian, value-oriented investor by nature, Karl Mills is known for playing hunches that are rooted in strong research, even if they point him against the crowd.
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Chuck Jaffe: Fund boards need better 'best practices'
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
The credo for how mutual funds are run should be: 'If better is possible, good is not enough'. Instead, it seems to be: “Good is enough.'
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Chuck Jaffe: New ETF might dent your portfolio
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Harry Dent is opening his investment doors again in the form of a new exchange-traded fund -- the AdvisorShares Dent Tactical ETF -- and anyone who falls for the sales pitch will be making the Stupid Investment of the Week.
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Chuck Jaffe: How to know if a mutual fund is the marrying kind
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
You should never fall in love with an investment, but making a long-term commitment can be a good thing.