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8 Growth Funds Beating the Broad Market

For two straight years, Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX) didn’t make a single appearance on the SmartMoney.com fund screen even though its performance track confirmation qualified it for inclusion. The problem was that the fund was closed to new investors, which violates one of our long-standing criteria. After all, what excellent is there in writing about a fund [...]

5 Stocks With Rising Profit Estimates

The Fantastic Corporate Profit Rebound of 2009 is looking, well, not so fantastic.
In November, this column <a href=”http://www.smartmoney.com/investing/stock tickers/Take-Profit-Estimates-With-Grain-of-Salt/”>warned readers to view skeptically Wall Street’s forecasts for 2009. Analysts at the time expected profits underlying the S&P 500 index to close the year 17% lower but jump 30% this year. In fact, 2008 [...]

A Lone Fund Shines at Investing in Tiny Firms

Cal-Maine Foods (Cool) is currently the nation’s largest producer of fresh shell eggs. But while its eggs are served on thousands of breakfast tables each morning, its stock ticker isn’t as well renowned. In fact, investors often have a hard time even finding the shares in the funds offered by their 401(k) plans.
That obscurity has [...]

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