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<item><title><![CDATA[ As Strains Go Global, It's a Time to Pick and Choose Abroad ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/28/AR2008032804221.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/28/AR2008032804221.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Investing in overseas stocks has been like a whirlwind trip abroad for U.S. investors the past few years. Now the journey has ended, at least temporarily, with a lesson in market forces. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[As]]></category><category><![CDATA[Strains]]></category><category><![CDATA[Go]]></category><category><![CDATA[Global,]]></category><category><![CDATA[It's]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Time]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pick]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Choose]]></category><category><![CDATA[Abroad]]></category><category><![CDATA[Subodh Kumar]]></category><category><![CDATA[United States]]></category><category><![CDATA[China]]></category><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><category><![CDATA[Alexis Doyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Geoffrey C. Pazzanese]]></category><category><![CDATA[Toronto]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category><category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category><category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category><category><![CDATA[U.S. Federal Reserve]]></category><category><![CDATA[New York]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Proxy Ballots Feature Human Rights and Climate Change Issues ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/15/AR2008031500112.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/15/AR2008031500112.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Discussions of the bloodshed in Darfur and issues like climate change occur regularly in the world of politics, but lately these issues have wedged their way into often dry financial disclosures. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Proxy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ballots]]></category><category><![CDATA[Feature]]></category><category><![CDATA[Human]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category><category><![CDATA[Change]]></category><category><![CDATA[Issues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fidelity Investments]]></category><category><![CDATA[United States]]></category><category><![CDATA[California State Teachers' Retirement System]]></category><category><![CDATA[PetroChina Co. Ltd.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jack Ehnes]]></category><category><![CDATA[Darfur]]></category><category><![CDATA[California Public Employees' Retirement System]]></category><category><![CDATA[Exxon Mobil Corporation]]></category><category><![CDATA[US Airways Group Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sudan]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ With Low Fees, ETFs Rival Mutual Funds ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/28/AR2007122803237.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/28/AR2007122803237.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- While mutual funds are a staple of many 401(k) and other retirement plans, exchange-traded funds are likely to become serious competitors in the coming years. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[Low]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fees,]]></category><category><![CDATA[ETFs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rival]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mutual]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funds]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ End of Year Offers Time to Evaluate Goals ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/22/AR2007122200124.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/22/AR2007122200124.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- It's a time of year when we make promises of self-betterment that we have little intention of keeping. Sure, failing to drop those last few pounds or slog through a big read like "Ulysses" might be disappointing, but losing sight of investment goals can lead to longer-lasting troubles.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512337013" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512337013" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[End]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Year]]></category><category><![CDATA[Offers]]></category><category><![CDATA[Time]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Evaluate]]></category><category><![CDATA[Goals]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Time for a Portfolio Tuneup ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/15/AR2007121500056.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/15/AR2007121500056.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- The final weeks of the year offer mutual fund investors an opportunity to make changes in their holdings. It's worth taking the time because a few deft moves now could make way for big gifts: smaller tax bills and more-rounded portfolios. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Time]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Portfolio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tuneup]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ 'Backtesting' May Not Predict Performance ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/07/AR2007120702753.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/07/AR2007120702753.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- In investing, like sports, the numbers can be compelling but don't always tell the whole story. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA['Backtesting']]></category><category><![CDATA[May]]></category><category><![CDATA[Not]]></category><category><![CDATA[Predict]]></category><category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Russel Kinnel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gerald Sullivan]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category><category><![CDATA[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]></category><category><![CDATA[New York]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ With Some Advice, 401(k) Investors Get an Edge, Survey Finds ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/01/AR2007120100130.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/01/AR2007120100130.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Sales pitches bombard us every day with advice on what to eat, what to wear, and what to do with our money. While savvy consumers are quick to duck many of these distractions, investors looking for advice on how to save for retirement should think twice before tossing aside the colorful brochures of their 401(k) managers. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[Some]]></category><category><![CDATA[Advice,]]></category><category><![CDATA[401(k)]]></category><category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category><category><![CDATA[Get]]></category><category><![CDATA[an]]></category><category><![CDATA[Edge,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Survey]]></category><category><![CDATA[Finds]]></category><category><![CDATA[James D. McCool]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jeff Tjornehoj]]></category><category><![CDATA[Charles Schwab Corporation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ibbotson Associates Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Peng Chen]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ SEC Calls for Simplified Fund Disclosures ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/23/AR2007112301874.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/23/AR2007112301874.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- The disclosure statements that come with mutual funds can seem so impenetrable that many investors don't bother slogging through them and instead toss them aside.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512337575" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512337575" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[SEC]]></category><category><![CDATA[Calls]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Simplified]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fund]]></category><category><![CDATA[Disclosures]]></category><category><![CDATA[The Vanguard Group Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]></category><category><![CDATA[Christopher Cox]]></category><category><![CDATA[Heidi Stam]]></category><category><![CDATA[United States]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Will Your Money-Market Fund 'Break the Buck'? ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/17/AR2007111700209.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/17/AR2007111700209.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- One of the safest and, lately, most attractive places for people to park some of their savings -- the money-market account -- is suddenly looking a little less secure thanks to fallout out from the mortgage mess. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Will]]></category><category><![CDATA[Your]]></category><category><![CDATA[Money-Market]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fund]]></category><category><![CDATA['Break]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Buck'?]]></category><category><![CDATA[Peter Crane]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bank of America Corporation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bruce Bent]]></category><category><![CDATA[Crane Data LLC]]></category><category><![CDATA[Legg Mason Inc.]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Worried Bondholders Should Do Homework Before Divesting ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/10/AR2007111000060.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/10/AR2007111000060.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Mutual fund investors who looked to counter their stock holdings with a conservative footing in bonds might understandably feel betrayed by recent headlines warning of cracks in the credit markets and threats to the values of some bonds. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Worried]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bondholders]]></category><category><![CDATA[Should]]></category><category><![CDATA[Do]]></category><category><![CDATA[Homework]]></category><category><![CDATA[Before]]></category><category><![CDATA[Divesting]]></category><category><![CDATA[Scott Berry]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lincoln Anderson]]></category><category><![CDATA[Citigroup Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lehman Brothers Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fidelity Ultra-Short Bond]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Mutual Funds for Kids Stress the Saving Lesson ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/03/AR2007110300118.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/03/AR2007110300118.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- A lesson about investing might seem as appealing to young people as eating a bowl of spinach. Mutual funds that cater to children aim to make the whole process sweeter. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Mutual]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funds]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Kids]]></category><category><![CDATA[Stress]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Saving]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lesson]]></category><category><![CDATA[David Kathman]]></category><category><![CDATA[Robert S. Bacarella]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tom Roseen]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hasbro Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[McDonald's Corporation]]></category><category><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's]]></category><category><![CDATA[T. Rowe Price Spectrum Growth]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Money-Market Fund Investors Fret About Their SIV Risk ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/27/AR2007102700123.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/27/AR2007102700123.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ It's like subprime redux: Some money-market fund investors are again wondering if their investments are at risk because another complex investment product has fallen out of favor and become difficult to unload.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512338143" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512338143" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Money-Market]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fund]]></category><category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fret]]></category><category><![CDATA[About]]></category><category><![CDATA[Their]]></category><category><![CDATA[SIV]]></category><category><![CDATA[Risk]]></category><category><![CDATA[John Atkins]]></category><category><![CDATA[IDEAglobal Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bruce Bent]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tom Roseen]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category><category><![CDATA[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Natural-Resources Funds Rise With Demand for Raw Materials ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/20/AR2007102000120.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/20/AR2007102000120.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Grumbling about gasoline prices has become as reflexive as complaining about the weather. But at least with rising gas prices, investors in natural resources funds have discovered there is something they can do about the problem. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Natural-Resources]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funds]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rise]]></category><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[Demand]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Raw]]></category><category><![CDATA[Materials]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dan Raab]]></category><category><![CDATA[James Vail]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tom Roseen]]></category><category><![CDATA[China]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dow Jones & Co. Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto plc]]></category><category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><category><![CDATA[Iraq]]></category><category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category><category><![CDATA[United States]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Funds Designed to Put Retirement on Autopilot ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/13/AR2007101300124.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/13/AR2007101300124.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Investors who use target-date funds to put their investments on cruise control until retirement face a common question: How will I manage my money so it holds out once I've stopped working? ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Funds]]></category><category><![CDATA[Designed]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Put]]></category><category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category><category><![CDATA[on]]></category><category><![CDATA[Autopilot]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fidelity Investments]]></category><category><![CDATA[Boyce I. Greer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jeff Tjornehoj]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ellen Rinaldi]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ With Assists From Google and Apple, Tech Sector Rebounds ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/06/AR2007100600117.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/06/AR2007100600117.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Investors are betting that even if the economy slows, people will still turn to Google for Internet searches and Apple for iPods. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[Assists]]></category><category><![CDATA[From]]></category><category><![CDATA[Google]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Apple,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sector]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rebounds]]></category><category><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Google Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[Karen Dolan]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ryan Jacob]]></category><category><![CDATA[Cisco Systems Inc.]]></category><category><![CDATA[U.S. Federal Reserve]]></category><category><![CDATA[Apple iPod]]></category><category><![CDATA[Allianz SE]]></category><category><![CDATA[Standard & Poor's]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jacob Internet]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vanguard Information Technology ETF]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Expense Ratios Fall For 401(k) Programs ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/29/AR2007092900047.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/29/AR2007092900047.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- While the array of 401(k) choices can at first seem daunting, many workers appear to be seeing one thing clearly: the value of lower expenses.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512340294" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512340294" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Expense]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ratios]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fall]]></category><category><![CDATA[For]]></category><category><![CDATA[401(k)]]></category><category><![CDATA[Programs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sarah Holden]]></category><category><![CDATA[Investment Company Institute]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chris Davis (Running Back)]]></category><category><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Inflow to Domestic Funds Drying Up ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/22/AR2007092200106.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/22/AR2007092200106.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Only a fool would have stayed in the market after the dot-com collapse. To look past the stock market's swoon and stay invested would have been a mistake, right? ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Inflow]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Domestic]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funds]]></category><category><![CDATA[Drying]]></category><category><![CDATA[Up]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Gold's New Prospectors ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/15/AR2007091500116.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/15/AR2007091500116.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- With many on Wall Street straining to determine the Federal Reserve's next move, some investors who smell an impending interest rate cut aren't waiting around for the central bank. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Gold's]]></category><category><![CDATA[New]]></category><category><![CDATA[Prospectors]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Carefully Chosen REITs May Offer Investors a Buying Opportunity ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/08/AR2007090800153.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/08/AR2007090800153.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Real estate investment trusts have taken a drubbing this year as some investors have grown concerned that the real estate portfolios these companies hold are overvalued. But a drop in REIT share prices could signal an opportunity for investors willing to look under the hood. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Carefully]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chosen]]></category><category><![CDATA[REITs]]></category><category><![CDATA[May]]></category><category><![CDATA[Offer]]></category><category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Buying]]></category><category><![CDATA[Opportunity]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Multiple Managers May Help Lift a Fund ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/31/AR2007083102333.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/31/AR2007083102333.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Two isn't always more than one.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512340812" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512340812" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Multiple]]></category><category><![CDATA[Managers]]></category><category><![CDATA[May]]></category><category><![CDATA[Help]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lift]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fund]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ How Much Money-Market Vulnerability? ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/25/AR2007082500157.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/25/AR2007082500157.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- The market turmoil of the past month spawned by growing credit market problems is spilling over to money-market funds, an investment long seen as a safe and secure place to park cash. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[How]]></category><category><![CDATA[Much]]></category><category><![CDATA[Money-Market]]></category><category><![CDATA[Vulnerability?]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fleeing to Bonds? Choose Carefully. ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/18/AR2007081800066.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/18/AR2007081800066.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Investors rushing from a tumultuous stock market into bonds might run smack into the same problems if they don't look where they're going. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Fleeing]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bonds?]]></category><category><![CDATA[Choose]]></category><category><![CDATA[Carefully.]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Patience Can Pay Off, Analysts Say; Stocks Remain Up for '07 ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/11/AR2007081100094.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/11/AR2007081100094.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- From an early age, people are trained to act quickly when they hear sounds of emergency: fire alarms, police sirens, even car horns. So while it might be difficult for investors who hear alarm bells on Wall Street, often the wisest reaction is to stand still. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Patience]]></category><category><![CDATA[Can]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pay]]></category><category><![CDATA[Off,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Analysts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Say;]]></category><category><![CDATA[Stocks]]></category><category><![CDATA[Remain]]></category><category><![CDATA[Up]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA['07]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ A Turn to Dollar-Cost Averaging? ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/04/AR2007080400019.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/04/AR2007080400019.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- With the stock market resembling more bronco than bull in recent weeks, some investors accustomed to a steadier ride might be tempted to step aside and wait for calm to return.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512341399" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512341399" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[A]]></category><category><![CDATA[Turn]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dollar-Cost]]></category><category><![CDATA[Averaging?]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Few Investors Embracing Alternative-Energy Funds ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/07/AR2007070700047.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/07/AR2007070700047.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Most U.S. investors see putting money into alternative-energy companies as both potentially lucrative and a way to support the environment. But while many might see opportunity, few are taking it. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Few]]></category><category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category><category><![CDATA[Embracing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Alternative-Energy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funds]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Calming Jangled Nerves and Portfolios ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/30/AR2007063000964.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/30/AR2007063000964.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- With the stock market having jitters after a strong run-up in the past year, some investors might want something more low-key. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Calming]]></category><category><![CDATA[Jangled]]></category><category><![CDATA[Nerves]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Portfolios]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Investors' Growing Portfolios Trigger Lower Fund Fees ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/23/AR2007062300026.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/23/AR2007062300026.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Last year's surging stock market not only helped many mutual fund owners earn more but also padded returns by pushing more investors into territory where they qualified for lower fund fees. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Investors']]></category><category><![CDATA[Growing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Portfolios]]></category><category><![CDATA[Trigger]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lower]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fund]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fees]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Defending the Family Name With Strong Returns ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/16/AR2007061600036.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/16/AR2007061600036.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- As a child, Craig Hodges watched his father work and delighted in how easy it seemed to be a professional money manager.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512342180" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512342180" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Defending]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Family]]></category><category><![CDATA[Name]]></category><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[Strong]]></category><category><![CDATA[Returns]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ An Inclusive Mutual Fund in an Era of Specialization ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/02/AR2007060200064.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/02/AR2007060200064.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Investors looking to all-cap funds as a simple way to immerse themselves in a wide variety of stocks might consider that "all" in some cases can really mean "most," as in "all-expenses-paid vacation" or "all solid gold." ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[An]]></category><category><![CDATA[Inclusive]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mutual]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fund]]></category><category><![CDATA[in]]></category><category><![CDATA[an]]></category><category><![CDATA[Era]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Specialization]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Quietly, Funds Make a Push for Change ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/21/AR2007042100117.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/21/AR2007042100117.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- High-profile investors  such as Carl Icahn have helped define the image of activist shareholders by storming into companies and pushing for change. A less visible type of activism exists among some mutual funds, one that employs quiet diplomacy to press for change and boost a stock. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Quietly,]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funds]]></category><category><![CDATA[Make]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Push]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Change]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ More Funds Adopt Performance-Based Fees ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/07/AR2007040700035.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/07/AR2007040700035.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Mutual fund investors looking for money-back guarantees on Wall Street have often been told to keep walking. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[More]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funds]]></category><category><![CDATA[Adopt]]></category><category><![CDATA[Performance-Based]]></category><category><![CDATA[Fees]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fidelity Reaches Beyond Retirement ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/24/AR2007022400089.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/24/AR2007022400089.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Fidelity Investments did a little planning for its own future in 2006, forgoing some profit in hopes that new investments would  mirror some of its past successes and turn into sizable businesses themselves.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512342488" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512342488" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Fidelity]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reaches]]></category><category><![CDATA[Beyond]]></category><category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Eager Investors in India Could Hit a Speed Bump ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/17/AR2007021700123.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/17/AR2007021700123.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- The evidence of India's enormous economic expansion in recent years -- in particular the sharp run-up in stocks there -- has proven an irresistible draw to some mutual fund investors. But those chasing the siren song should be aware that, as with any developing economy, there could be bruising stumbles. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Eager]]></category><category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category><category><![CDATA[in]]></category><category><![CDATA[India]]></category><category><![CDATA[Could]]></category><category><![CDATA[Hit]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Speed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bump]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Investors in Volatile China Should Take the Long View ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/09/AR2007020902465.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/09/AR2007020902465.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Many mutual funds that invest abroad had sizable 2006 gains that bore the stamp "made in China," but recent volatility in that country's stock markets has cast some doubt on this year's returns. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Investors]]></category><category><![CDATA[in]]></category><category><![CDATA[Volatile]]></category><category><![CDATA[China]]></category><category><![CDATA[Should]]></category><category><![CDATA[Take]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Long]]></category><category><![CDATA[View]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ When Using Performance Rankings, First Screen Out the Worst ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/03/AR2007020300139.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/03/AR2007020300139.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Wanted: M. fund w/ top 25 percent rank. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[When]]></category><category><![CDATA[Using]]></category><category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rankings,]]></category><category><![CDATA[First]]></category><category><![CDATA[Screen]]></category><category><![CDATA[Out]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Worst]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Buy Into Them, and Forget Them ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/20/AR2007012000037.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/20/AR2007012000037.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Many investors pride themselves on making regular contributions to their retirement savings plans, but once they set up those accounts, they're likely to spend more time weighing what movie to see or where to go on vacation than managing their assets.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512344571" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512344571" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Buy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Into]]></category><category><![CDATA[Them,]]></category><category><![CDATA[and]]></category><category><![CDATA[Forget]]></category><category><![CDATA[Them]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Fidelity to Pay Funds $42 Million After Its Review of Gift-Giving ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/21/AR2006122101528.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/21/AR2006122101528.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Fidelity Investments, the world's largest mutual-fund company, said yesterday that it would pay $42 million to its funds that were put at potential risk by traders who accepted gifts and entertainment from brokerage firms. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Danielle Kost]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Fidelity]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Pay]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funds]]></category><category><![CDATA[$42]]></category><category><![CDATA[Million]]></category><category><![CDATA[After]]></category><category><![CDATA[Its]]></category><category><![CDATA[Review]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gift-Giving]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Mergers Mean Quick Gains for Funds ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/25/AR2006112500063.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/25/AR2006112500063.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Investors observing the seemingly uninterrupted parade of corporate buyout announcements might wonder how much the deals and the attendant rise in stock prices will boost returns in their mutual funds. The answer depends on the type of funds they own. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Mergers]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mean]]></category><category><![CDATA[Quick]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gains]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funds]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Have a Care, And an Opportunity ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/17/AR2006111702275.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/17/AR2006111702275.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- The explosive run-up in technology stocks that ended so badly early in the decade laid bare the risks in chasing performance and throwing money at any company with a dot-com in its name. Investors took their lumps and many waited patiently before essentially repeating the exercise a few years later, this time in Asia. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Have]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Care,]]></category><category><![CDATA[And]]></category><category><![CDATA[an]]></category><category><![CDATA[Opportunity]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Volatility With a Potential Payoff ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400012.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/04/AR2006110400012.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Closed-end funds have the misfortune to carry a name that connotes exclusivity, certainly not the more egalitarian overtones of a term like "mutual fund." But closed-end funds are not the exclusive province of Wall Street insiders and can be as much an everyman investment tool as mutual funds.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512344962" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512344962" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Volatility]]></category><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Potential]]></category><category><![CDATA[Payoff]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Spotlight Turns to Large-Cap Mutual Funds ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102800010.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102800010.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- The roar the Dow Jones industrial average has unleashed in recent months is being heard by some as the sound of large-capitalization stocks reasserting themselves. It appears, though, that many mutual fund investors aren't listening or at least aren't rushing into mutual funds that invest in these companies. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Spotlight]]></category><category><![CDATA[Turns]]></category><category><![CDATA[to]]></category><category><![CDATA[Large-Cap]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mutual]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funds]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Ginnie Mae  Funds Show Promise as Safe Bets ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/21/AR2006102100099.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/21/AR2006102100099.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- If the Federal Reserve leaves short-term interest rates unchanged this week, investors looking for a conservative income mutual fund might consider those that invest in Ginnie Maes. Some fund managers think the government-backed mortgages can perform well in a stable interest-rate environment. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Ginnie]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mae]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funds]]></category><category><![CDATA[Show]]></category><category><![CDATA[Promise]]></category><category><![CDATA[as]]></category><category><![CDATA[Safe]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bets]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Keep a Sharp Eye On Distribution Dates ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/14/AR2006101400083.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/14/AR2006101400083.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Investors itching to take part in the stock market's recent run-up should make sure that when investing in a mutual fund they aren't also buying into a year-end tax liability. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Keep]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sharp]]></category><category><![CDATA[Eye]]></category><category><![CDATA[On]]></category><category><![CDATA[Distribution]]></category><category><![CDATA[Dates]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ With Funds of Funds, A One-Stop Advantage ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/30/AR2006093000107.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/30/AR2006093000107.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- If a mutual fund can be likened to a general store in the variety it can offer, then a fund of funds would certainly resemble a warehouse retailer, allowing investors to pick up enormous variety all under one roof.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512345446" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512345446" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradis]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funds]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Funds,]]></category><category><![CDATA[A]]></category><category><![CDATA[One-Stop]]></category><category><![CDATA[Advantage]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Spreading the Muni Advantage ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/23/AR2006092300045.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/23/AR2006092300045.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Many investors have long viewed the tax advantages municipal bonds provide as largely benefiting the rich, who pay a higher tax rate. While it's true that investing in municipal bonds is a no-brainer for those in the upper brackets, it's also something for regular investors to consider. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradise]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Spreading]]></category><category><![CDATA[the]]></category><category><![CDATA[Muni]]></category><category><![CDATA[Advantage]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Balancing Act Begins With Bonds ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/16/AR2006091600127.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/16/AR2006091600127.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- With some investors wringing their hands about inflation and the Federal Reserve's efforts to keep it in check, those with bond fund holdings could be forgiven for wanting to take their money and run. But while some market observers see volatility ahead, few are ready to call it quits. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tim Paradise]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Balancing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Act]]></category><category><![CDATA[Begins]]></category><category><![CDATA[With]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bonds]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ SEC Rule Seen as a Threat To Power of Chief Executives ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/08/AR2006090802011.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/08/AR2006090802011.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- The two-year tussle over a regulation requiring that mutual fund chairmen be independent has pitted the Vanguard Group against John C. Bogle, its founder. It's thrown the former governor of Minnesota against the son of a Supreme Court justice. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Simon]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[SEC]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rule]]></category><category><![CDATA[Seen]]></category><category><![CDATA[as]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[Threat]]></category><category><![CDATA[To]]></category><category><![CDATA[Power]]></category><category><![CDATA[of]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chief]]></category><category><![CDATA[Executives]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Sector Investing Isn't for Amateurs ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/02/AR2006090200101.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/02/AR2006090200101.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- Sector investing can look deceptively easy.<br clear="all"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512348104" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/business/personalfinance;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=14512348104" border="0" vspace="5"></a> ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Simon]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Sector]]></category><category><![CDATA[Investing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Isn't]]></category><category><![CDATA[for]]></category><category><![CDATA[Amateurs]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Superman Gets a 2nd-Quarter Bruising ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/26/AR2006082600073.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/26/AR2006082600073.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- If Bill Miller were an athlete, he'd be an Olympian with a rock in his shoe. Miller manages Legg Mason Value Trust, the only mutual fund to outperform the Standard &amp; Poor's 500-stock index for the past 15 calendar years. But Value Trust had, in his own words, "a dreadful second calendar quarter." ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Simon]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Superman]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gets]]></category><category><![CDATA[a]]></category><category><![CDATA[2nd-Quarter]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bruising]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
<item><title><![CDATA[ Get Smarter About Your Retirement ]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/19/AR2006081900109.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/19/AR2006081900109.html?nav=rss_business/personalfinance</guid><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK -- The professionals who managed your pension fund used to ensure you'd be ready for retirement. That was their job. At many companies, pensions are no longer a promise, which means you might need to do the work of a professional retirement fund manager yourself. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellen Simon]]></dc:creator><category><![CDATA[Get]]></category><category><![CDATA[Smarter]]></category><category><![CDATA[About]]></category><category><![CDATA[Your]]></category><category><![CDATA[Retirement]]></category><category><![CDATA[]]></category></item>
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