Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet By Jason Zweig | Jan. 27, 2017 12:13 pm ET With investors fleeing mutual funds that charge high fees, some fund companies have finally been cutting expenses. Others, it seems, have been burying them. Consider the odd contortions that managed-futures mutual funds go through in disclosing their expenses to investors. If...
Read More
By Jason Zweig | Jan. 29, 2007 11:30 a.m. ET Image credit: Babe Ruth at bat, Charles M. Conlon (1916), Mears Auctions, Wikimedia Commons A decade ago, I did a series of thumbnail interviews with respected figures in the investing world. This, with the witty and wise Ralph Wanger, remains one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy it, too. Winning the...
Read More
Image Credit: Yale Joel, “Stock market salesman with binoculars” (1957), Life Photo Collection, Google Art Project By Jason Zweig | Jan. 25, 2017 11:28 a.m. ET I wonder what happened to my “Dow 10000” hat. A broker on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange gave me one of those commemorative baseball caps back in March 1999, as the Dow...
Read More
Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet By Jason Zweig | Jan. 20, 2017 2:24 pm ET Confidence is contagious. But acting on it can be dangerous. Although it has slipped a bit lately, the S&P 500 stock index is up almost 6% since Election Day, and surveys show that investors are feeling sharply more optimistic. It’s fine to bask in that good feeling if you...
Read More
By Jason Zweig | Jan. 16, 2017 7:30 p.m. ET Image credit: Eastman Johnson, “Bo-Peep” (1872), Amon Carter Museum of American Art Can bad returns be buried? Can good returns be created out of thin air? Here’s a look back at the games that mutual funds used to play with performance — and that some still do. The rules limiting an...
Read More