How To Make The Most Of Your 401(k)
Grab your employer match and beware all those high cost mutual funds.

Vanguard's Three Worst Mutual Funds
Vanguard has a well-deserved reputation for quality. You wouldn't know it if you own these three funds.

Active Management Is Uncompensated Risk
The odds are against picking a winning, actively managed mutual fund and the payouts don't justify the poor odds.

Active Managers' Market-Beating Claims Debunked
New, more precise mutual fund style analysis shows active management still underperforms over time.

Why Bargain Trades Are No Bargain
Deeply discounted commissions encourage customers to trade more. Should they?

The Next Generation of REITs
As the dust settles from the crash, some little-known property outfits are coming to the fore.

The Truth About Micro-Cap Index Funds
They don't exist, because micro-caps are too small for index funds and ETFs to invest in.

Forbes Honor Roll
These funds delivered sound results in markets good and bad.

Islamic Fund Star
Nicholas Kaiser got into Islamic investing by accident, but there's nothing haphazard about his Amana funds.

Historical Sector Performance Charts
Performance period charts for the nine types of mutual funds covered in our 2010 Mutual Fund Guide.

A Decent Decade For Index Investors
Disciplined buy and hold strategy and annual rebalancing protected them.