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Why Funds Trump Stocks

It seems strange to compare mutual funds to stocks, since mutual funds are primarily composed of stocks. But it is important to distinguish the two - and to understand the notable advantages of mutual funds.

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10 Worst Market Crashes

Thursday March 27, 2008
If the market this year has you concerned with all the talk about a possible recession, let's put it in perspective by taking a look at the Worst Market Crashes Ever.

First Actively-Managed ETF

Tuesday March 25, 2008
The American Stock Exchange and Bear Sterns launched the first actively-managed Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) today. The Bear Stearns Current Yield ETF will trade under the ticker of YYY (Amex: YYY). What do you think of introducing actively managed ETFs opposed to sticking to passive index-based ETFs?

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