Offshore InvestingThere has been less divergence between regions more recently. Even so, we suggest the prudent investor cannot afford to ignore overseas markets. They now represent some 44% of world market capitalization, up from 25% about 30 years ago. International stocks can provide solid diversification for a portfolio heavily invested in U.S. equities. [More] | The Stock Market Investor's Worst EnemyWhile the components of the above scenario will change, the catalyst of this nightmare remains the same – emotions. You'll survive the nightmare, but the experience will forever change you. Fear will shade every future stock market decision and severely limit your ability to objectively evaluate any investment opportunity out of fear that you'll lose again. But, it doesn't have to be that way. [More] | Why Your Mutual Fund Doesn't Return as Much as You ThinkNow let's revisit that $1,000 you invested in the average mutual fund last January. By December, you would have paid about $18 in fees and about $12 in capital gains taxes. So you lost about $30 on your $1,000 investment, not $3.70. That's about a 3% decline rather than the 0.37% drop reported recently by fund-tracking firm Lipper Inc. The 0.37% decline is the gross return of the average US stock fund and does not include taxes or fees. [More] |
Winners and Losers for Week Ending 09/15/06
A few big winners this week…
ANGN +91%, APCC +22%, APCC +22%, APN +25%, BJRI +21%, CAMD +21%, EDU +25%, FNET +66%, FSL +22%, GRA +22%, IRBT +25%, LQDT +27%, NSS +40%, OIIM +21%, PRGX +76%, QMED +28%, RFIL +42%, RWC +28%, SIMC +27%, STGN +50%, SWHC +24%, SYNM +21%, WTHN +24%, ZUMZ +29%
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