Sound Investing for June 12, 2009
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THIS WEEK:

  • Most mutual funds stink in 2008? (1:03)
  • Tainted advice that proves costly (22:26)
  • Myth or Reality: You should own at least one contrarian fund? (36:54)
  • Paul's Outrage: Paying the price for trusting a respected advisor (47:47)
  • Our guest this week is Paul Bolster, finance professor at Northeastern University (4:22)

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Most of you know that actively managed mutual funds didn't do well in 2008.  But it was a bit of a surprise this week as the manager of a big fund excoriated his fellow managers for their poor performance.  Get our take on this rare public outburst.

Conflicts of interest abound in the pension money management business.  Why should you care?  These issues provide an important lesson on how we should all work to avoid costly conflicts of interest.  Learn more from our frank discussion.

Is it a Myth or Reality: You should own at least one contrarian fund?

Plus Paul's Outrage: Paying the price for trusting a respected advisor.

Our guest this week is Paul Bolster, professor at Northeastern University and author of a recent study on the stock picking performance of Mad Money's Jim Cramer.

 

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