Three of the second quarter’s better-performing mutual funds found winning investments in industries as varied as child care, animal health and banking. Source: NYT > Business – Tim Gray
Bond Returns Have Been Spectacular. Don’t Count on a Sequel.
A large and largely unexpected decline in bond interest rates requires downshifting expectations for the future. Source: NYT > Business – Carla Fried
Want to Profit from a Trade War? There’s an Investment Fund for That
There are funds on the market that could help you profit from American trade tensions with countries like China. But short-term bets are inherently risky. Source: NYT > Business – Brian O’connor
Strategies: A Quirk of the Calendar Is Messing With Stocks
Erasing the 2007-2009 bear market from 10-year stock returns has made ‘long-term’ performance look stellar, even though recent returns are unexceptional. Source: NYT > Business – JEFF SOMMER
These Funds Rode Small Companies to Big Returns
Three top-performing funds each racked up returns of more than 25 percent, helped by bets on small- and mid-cap growth stocks. Source: NYT > Business – TIM GRAY
Strategies: A Price War Has Driven Fund Fees to Zero. They May Be Set to Drop Further.
Companies locked in a fierce competition for customers may end up paying people to invest. Low fees are a boon, but watch out, our columnist says: Nothing is really free. Source: NYT > Business – JEFF SOMMER