Mutual Funds

The giant asset manager says it plans to invest up to $70 million a year to hire more than 100 new staffers and expand client centers on each coast.

The company’s fixed-income funds are thriving, but its stock funds remain a mixed bag.

SpaceX is reportedly looking to file for an initial public offering. Funds that own private stakes are soaring. But buyer beware.

The Heartland Value is snapping up regional banks and consumer-discretionary stocks.

Ackman has had a great record over the past seven years. Now he’s making it easier for U.S. investors to buy in. They should be wary.

Hilda Applbaum is a portfolio manager at Capital Group.

Kim DeDominicis is portfolio manager of target-date funds at T. Rowe Price.

Sharon Hill is head of global and income active equity at Vanguard.

Hilda Applbaum, co-manager of the American Funds Income Fund of America, likes to buy inexpensive, high-yielding stocks poised for an upturn. Her strategy has trounced 98% of peers.

The energy shock has hit markets in Europe and Asia, but their growth drivers are intact. Where to find bargains.

The company wants to give mainstream investors more access to private investments.

A new study shows that most manager trades are predictable—and that could mean that investors are overpaying for underperforming funds.

A consortium led by Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management is the other contender to buy asset manager Janus Henderson.

The top fund families of 2025 had exquisite timing—and managers with strong stomachs. How they navigated a tumultuous year.

There’s a strong case for hedging your bets with alts. The question is which kind to buy.

These newfangled funds offer individual investors access to investments that were once primarily the domain of institutional investors.

The investor shift away from mutual funds to exchange-traded funds has eroded an important revenue stream for brokerage firms.

Vanguard says its fee reductions will total almost $250 million in 2026.

Susan Bao’s large-cap JPMorgan fund has outperformed the S&P 500 over many years. She’s bullish on stocks, focused on bargains.

Contrafund’s stake in Berkshire is now worth about $10 billion, Barron’s calculates.

Will Danoff, who has led Fidelity Contrafund since 1990 and outperformed the market over three decades, will step down at the end of 2026. Two co-managers are set to take over in 2027.

Fed rate cuts could boost mid-cap companies—and the earnings outlook is strong. The T. Rowe Price Diversified Mid Cap Growth fund stands to gain.

This year’s panelists offered plenty of reasons beyond AI to expect gains in 2026. Plus, 13 investment ideas.

Copper could outperform gold and silver in 2026, according to this market technician. Plus, investment newsletter commentary on stocks, bonds, crude.

Paul Wick of Seligman Investments has piloted his winning fund through numerous technology cycles. How he is playing AI, and why he is skeptical of quantum computing stocks.