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3 reasons not to ditch Dodge & Cox International

Last fall Dodge & Cox International made big bets in the emerging markets and in economically sensitive stocks it considered undervalued, such as financials. By the end of 2008 the portfolio had sunk 47%, making it one of the worst-performing foreign large-value funds last year.

Why you should buy health care stocks now

With health care stocks cheap compared to the rest of the market, Tom Forester thinks that a bad-case scenario health care bill is already priced into the sector.

How to be an emotionless investor

It's one of the truths of mutual fund investing: You buy the manager as much as the prospectus. So it pays to have someone you trust.

Living on Chinese stocks

Third Ave. Value Fund: (TAVFX) Manager: Marty Whitman Return since 12/01/08: 56%

A fund battles back: up 45% this year

Longleaf Partners Fund: (LLPFX) Managers: Mason Hawkins and Staley Cates Return since 12/01: 70%

What you can learn from a closed fund

Vanguard Primecap Core: (VPCCX) Return since 12/01/08: 47%

Hunting for bargain-bin value stocks

Fairholme Fund: (FAIRX) Manager: Bruce Berkowitz Return since 12/01/08: 53%

Funds that are way up: Osterweis

Even great fund managers have bad years.

Strategies for a slow-go market

Chances are, your 401(k) is looking a lot healthier these days, now that stocks have soared more than 40% in just the past six months. But don't get too used to investing in the fast lane.

Investing in the 'new normal'

Money manager Ron Muhlenkamp gets a lot of credit for his bold, macro-driven investing style, and he deserves it: His namesake fund has returned 9% annually over the last 15 years, 2% better than the S&P 500.

What's next? Ask the bond market

When it comes time to plot out your investment strategy, you probably focus most of your attention on how equities are doing and pay scant attention to the inner workings of bonds. But ignore the fixed-income market at your peril.

Fidelity Contrafund open for business

Over the past decade, Fidelity Contrafund manager Will Danoff did something the stock market couldn't: He made money, returning 2.3% a year. His fund also beat 95% of the portfolios that invest in large, fast-growing companies.

Nothing absolute about 'absolute return' funds

After two of the worst bear markets in history, you're probably craving reassurance. Well, the mutual fund industry is hungering to give it to you.

Adventurous mutual funds for uncertain times

Today's market is particularly tough for individual investors. Stocks have been wildly volatile, bonds offer low yields, and the experts caution that even when the economy recovers, growth will be weak and inflation a threat.

Sweetening the dividend deal

You know that you're supposed to invest with your head and not your heart. But the truth is, a thriving stock market requires a lot of faith - in the economy, in corporate America, and in the promise that your investments will make you money in the long run.

Make fear and greed work for you

Fear and greed.

ETF investing done right

Betting it all on emerging markets

After being shell-shocked by nearly two years of brutal losses, investors are finally emerging from their T-bill and CD foxholes, looking for bigger returns. And high up on their wish list are emerging-stock funds.

Bill Miller bounces back

Last year it looked as if the era of the celebrity fund manager was finally, definitively over. The best and brightest had not only failed to avoid the financial meltdown but did worse than the market as a whole. Now some are staging a comeback.

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