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Money and investing features connecting with MarketWatch readers this past week include a report that fund performance ratings do not accurately reflect the risk inherent in about one-third of bond-fund offerings. Plus, read about bond-fund managers outdoing their stock-picking counterparts, why 401(k) retirement plans aren’t doing enough, and how some investors knew gold prices were about to slide. Also, don’t miss a video report on biotech investing.
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Investors can’t get enough bond funds
Inflows are up, and so are critiques.
Investors can’t get enough bond funds
Bond mutual funds may own riskier holdings than reported, NBER study finds
A report by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that around 30% of all bond mutual funds contain riskier holdings than what is being reflected by investment researcher Morningstar, Inc’s rankings, resulting in overly safe assessments of their holdings.
Bond mutual funds may own riskier securities than reported
Bond fund managers beat stock pickers. Here’s why
Over the past five years, the average active large-cap stock fund manager has underperformed the S&P 500 100% of the time.
Bond fund managers beat stock pickers. Here’s why
401(k)s aren’t helping Americans save enough for retirement
Researchers found four major shortcomings.
401(k)s aren’t helping Americans save enough for retirement
Short-term interest rates are actually higher now than before the last Fed cut
Taxes and inflation impact bond yields and purchasing power, writes Mark Hulbert.
Short-term interest rates are actually higher now than before the last Fed cut
We may be missing the point of Social Security’s COLA
Benefits will be adjusted upward next year by just 1.6%.
We may be missing the point of Social Security’s COLA
How some investors knew gold was about to slide
Worst isn’t over, as gold timers are still excessively bullish.
How some investors knew gold was about to slide
Adventurous investors can take a rocket ride with this new space ETF
The Procure Space ETF is the first exchange-traded fund focused on space-related activities.
Adventurous investors can take a rocket ride with this new space ETF
Tesla’s first-mover advantage over rival car makers should only get bigger
Traditional auto companies are chained to an outdated business model, writes Vitaliy Katsenelson.
Tesla’s first-mover advantage over rival car makers should only get bigger
I thought I’d own SoftBank stock for decades, but the WeWork debacle changed my mind
When SoftBank started throwing good money after bad to rescue WeWork, Vitaliy Katsenelson’s investment firm sold its shares.
I thought I’d own SoftBank stock for decades, but the WeWork debacle changed my mind
What’s ahead for biotech investors
Barron’s Senior Managing Editor Lauren R. Rublin recently interviewed Catherine Wood, CEO of ARK Investment Management, and Gbola Amusa, head of health care research at investment bank Chardan, on trends in the biotech industry and biotech investing.
What’s ahead for biotech investors
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