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Robert Abbott February 21, 2019March 8, 2019

Income or Total Return?

Income vs. Total Return: Who Says You Need to Take Sides? “In the end, I think the best answer for

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Robert Abbott October 19, 2016March 8, 2019 mutual fund fees, REIT mutual funds, What is an ETF?

What is an ETF? & REIT mutual funds

Should You Own an ETF or Two? ETF stands for Exchange Traded Funds, and as you likely know, an ETF

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Robert Abbott October 18, 2016March 9, 2019 actively managed mutual funds, get started investing, mutual fund fees

How to Start Investing

Start Investing, Even with Just a Few Bucks Here’s the promising title of an article in the Washington Post, How to

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Robert Abbott October 16, 2016March 9, 2019 biotech mutual funds, bond funds, mutual fund flows

Biotech Mutual Funds, Mutual Fund Flows

An Opening for Biotech Mutual Funds? This article was originally published in 2016, but its message continues to be valid.

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Robert Abbott October 14, 2016March 9, 2019 capital gains tax information, investing in index funds, retire a millionaire

Could You Retire a Millionaire?

Investing in Index Funds Over the past couple of decades, investing in index funds has become increasingly popular. This means

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Robert Abbott October 13, 2016March 9, 2019 emerging market bonds, mutual fund winners, type mutual fund

Mutual Fund Winners May Look like Losers

Mutual Fund Winners May Look Like Losers An article in the online version of Forbes looks at the predictability of

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Robert Abbott October 12, 2016March 9, 2019 dividends, ETFs, oil and gas funds, small cap mutual funds

Small-Cap Mutual Funds

  Bigger Rewards from Small Caps Traditionally, small-cap mutual funds and ETFs would not get much notice among those looking

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Robert Abbott September 18, 2016June 5, 2019 best high yield bond funds, bond fund, mutual fund screener, mutual funds, Sharpe Ratio, stock fund

Best High Yield Bond Funds

Summary: Using a mutual fund screener, we identify 10 of the best high yield bond funds, and learn how to

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Robert Abbott September 4, 2016March 9, 2019 best global equity funds, equity funds, global equity, global mutual funds, international mutual funds, stock funds, what is a mutual fund

7 of the Best Global Equity Funds

Summary:  These are seven of the best global equity funds, as produced by the Zacks’ Fund Screener. This list is

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