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	<title><![CDATA[A Free Lunch: Higher Returns with Lower Risk]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November 23, 2009 -- Think there's no such thing as a free lunch? Well what if you could earn higher returns than your peers, while taking on less risk? You can, and...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Nathan Hale</dc:creator>
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	<title><![CDATA[Navigating the Flaws of Target Date Funds]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November 16, 2009 -- In the wake of the recent bear market, target date funds have come under a great deal of scrutiny. And it's well deserved. The market's decline has...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Nathan Hale</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:00:33 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Beware of the Differences Between S&#038;P 500 Index Funds]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November  9, 2009 -- Think all S&#038;P 500 Index funds are equal? Think again. There is a huge difference in the fees that these funds charge. And despite what some...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Nathan Hale</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:00:15 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Fund Fight: Will the Supreme Court Save You Money?]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[November  2, 2009 -- Judge Frank Easterbrook is wrong. The mutual fund industry is unlike any other in the country, which is why Congress passed a law 39 years ago...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Nathan Hale</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:45 PST</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Long/Short Mutual Funds &#8212; More Style than Substance]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/investing/blog/fund-watch/longshort-mutual-funds-more-style-than-substance/315/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[October 26, 2009 -- As a general rule, if someone recommends an investment product or strategy to you largely on the basis of its sophistication, your best move is to...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Nathan Hale</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:00:26 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t Let Your Mutual Fund Misuse Your Money]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/investing/blog/fund-watch/dont-fall-victim-to-a-funds-shoot-the-hostage-defense/309/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[October 19, 2009 -- Own a fund that's being sued by investors because the manager made terrible decisions and the board was asleep at the switch? To add insult to...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Nathan Hale</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:00:40 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[How to Make Money in Mutual Funds: Own a Mutual Fund Firm]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/investing/blog/fund-watch/how-to-make-money-in-mutual-funds-own-a-mutual-fund-firm/307/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[October 12, 2009 -- The most recent Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans confirms that the best way to make a fortune in mutual funds is not to invest in them, but...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Nathan Hale</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:00:10 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Tune Out Mutual Fund Horse Race Reporting]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/investing/blog/fund-watch/tune-out-mutual-fund-horse-race-reporting/304/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[October  5, 2009 -- For better or worse (mostly, in my strong opinion, the latter) most mutual fund reporting makes investing seem like a horse race: Here&#8217;s who...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Nathan Hale</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:00:33 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Should You Worry that the Feds No Longer Insure Your Money Market Fund?]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/investing/blog/fund-watch/should-you-worry-that-the-feds-no-longer-insure-your-money-market-fund/301/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[September 28, 2009 -- The Treasury Department's money market insurance program has officially ended, and with it the federal government's guarantee that your investment...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Nathan Hale</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:00:43 PDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Mutual Fund Industry vs. Mutual Fund Investors, Part Two]]></title>
	<link>http://moneywatch.bnet.com/investing/blog/fund-watch/the-mutual-fund-industry-vs-mutual-fund-investors-part-two/296/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[September 21, 2009 -- On November 2, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Jones v. Harris Associates, a case that could fundamentally alter the mutual fund...]]></description>
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	<dc:creator>Nathan Hale</dc:creator>
	<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:00:26 PDT</pubDate>
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