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New Fund Ratings Could Earn Gold Star

There is good reason to think that Morningstar's system will succeed.

Why Fund Costs Are Falling

Investors have been dumping expensive funds and gravitating toward low-cost choices. One reason is a change in the way financial advisers get compensated.

Stock-Picking Is a Fool's Errand

Index funds are the best investments, new academic research shows.

Why Value Funds Could Lead the Markets

Long-term investors should consider overweighting value funds now.

First Quarter Ultra Fund Families

Some fund families placed a higher percentage of their funds in the top 30% of TheStreet Ratings' rankings than their peers. These are considered to be 'Ultra' fund families for the first quarter of 2012.

Funds Get a Boost from Africa, Mideast

The region's economy is booming and a few funds are making big gains.

A Weitz Fund That Wins in Downturns

Partners III balances its portfolio with shorts, outdoing even other Weitz results by a good margin.

Can Absolute Return Funds Hit Their Targets?

Funds billed as "absolute return" lost money in 2011, with a view toward longer-term profits.

3 Funds Banking on Financial Stocks

With financial funds gaining 14.7% this year, a few managers bet the underlying stocks aren't done climbing.

New Ways to Guard Against Rising Inflation

Even though traditional hedges looking rich, a smart diversified plan can help protect from rising costs.

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