Investing in Mutual Funds

Is the credit risk of high-yield bond funds worth the extra yield you’re getting now? Read more

Investors beware: Sales commissions, like mutual fund fees, can chip away at your investment gains. Read more

The bond market is arguably more complex than the stock market. Fixed-income investors have worried about rate increases for two years and have been wrong. Read more

Pimco has hired former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as a senior adviser. Does it matter? Read more

First-quarter corporate earnings have come in better than expected, which adds momentum to the performance of large-cap growth funds. Read more

Here’s what investors need to know about mutual funds vs. ETFs. Read more

Target date funds invite you to essentially buy in and then forget about it until retirement. Sound too good to be true? Well, maybe it is. Read more

There are several mutual fund share classes, but the three most common are A, B and C. Read more

Although last Friday’s labor data came in weaker than expected, now may be a good time to consider adding a consumer cyclical stock fund to your portfolio. Read more