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Sound Investing for June 26, 2009 |
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THIS WEEK:
- Active mutual fund managers get the cold shoulder (1:01)
- Regulators seek answers on target date mutual funds (22:35)
- Our ideas on how to fix financial television (35:20)
- Paul's Outrage: Ethics and Investing; an oxymoron? (46:50)
- Our guest this week is USA Today writer Sandra Block (7:00)
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About 80 percent of mutual fund investors use actively managed funds. And often those investors pay more for management and get less. But there is some good news. A new survey found that institutional investors – who handle the really big money – are moving much of their cash to passive and index-style managers. Hear our thoughts on this promising trend.
Confusion reigns for many people who use target date mutual funds. What should be done to make this growing type of mutual fund easier to understand? Two major federal agencies looked at this issue this week, and you can get our take on what improvements should be made.
Is it a Myth or Reality: You should eliminate all risk in your portfolio as you get close to retirement?
Plus, Paul’s Outrage: Ethics and investing; an oxymoron?
Our guest is USA Today writer Sandra Block.
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