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Mutual Fund Review: Fidelity International Real Estate (FIREX)

Everyone seems to be striving for some level of diversification within their portfolio but that typically means adding some bonds with your stock or introducing some specific equity category to go along with the significant percentage of large-cap holdings. One area that is often overlooked is real estate. Most people think of real estate as [...]

Mutual Fund Review: T. Rowe Price Spectrum Growth (PRSGX)

With value stocks and funds outperforming most of the market over the past few years very little attention has been given to the growth sector. While it makes sense to stick with what is working the best it still is a good idea to keep your asset allocation in check and that includes some growth. [...]

Mutual Fund Review: Fidelity Floating Rate High Income (FFRHX)

Are you looking to add some fixed income to your portfolio? Unhappy with bond volatility? You may want to look into a fund that focuses on floating rate bank loans. Today we take a look at the Fidelity Floating Rate High Income Fund (FFRHX). While a fund like this won’t set your portfolio on fire [...]

Weekly Mutual Fund Review: Janus Contrarian (JSVAX)

Can you make money by investing in companies that most investors and money managers are not? Of course you can. It may not seem like a very good idea but a contrarian approach can prove to be very profitable. The Janus Contrarian Fund (JSVAX) does just that–it invests in companies that are actually out-of-favor and [...]