Mutual Fund Picks
Caution:
This information is provides a starting point for further analysis. It is NOT a recommendation. You are responsible for your own due diligence. I may or may not trade these securities depending on my portfolio’s requirements.
Last Update: November 2008 - This section of the site will be updated about once every six months as more frequent changes probably add little value.
Note: Check with your broker to determine if there are any brokerage fees associated with buying or selling these funds. In many cases there are none. Read the prospectus at your broker’s website. More current returns are also available at your broker’s website or at the website of the mutual fund sponsor e.g. Fidelity Investments or T. Rowe Price.
Please note that unlike many, I do not spend my life looking at fees. I look at the fund’s performance net of fees. I will not buy any finds that have front end fees because there are too many peer funds that perform as well or better.
(Annualized (percent p.a.) Performance Data as of September 30, 2008)
NOTE: More current returns are available on your broker’s website.
| MONET MARKET FUND |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Fidelity Cash Reserves |
FDRXX |
3.51 |
4.34 |
3.24 |
| LARGE CAP VALUE |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Amana Mutual Income |
AMANX |
(13.2) |
5.5 |
13.7 |
| First Source Monogram |
FMIEX |
(15.2) |
5.5 |
11.3 |
| GAMCO Westwood Equity CLAAA |
WESWX |
(16.0) |
4.5 |
10.0 |
| Gabelli Equity Income CL AAA |
GABEX |
(19.0) |
2.1 |
7.7 |
| GAMCO Westwood Equity CL AAA |
WESWX |
(16.0) |
4.5 |
10.0 |
| LARGE CAP BLEND |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Fidelity Value Discovery |
FVDFX |
(25.4) |
0.7 |
8.8 |
| Fidelity Spartan 500 (S & P 500) |
FSMKX |
(22.0) |
0.2 |
5.1 |
| ETF: S&P 500 |
SPDR SPY |
(22.4) |
0.3 |
5.0 |
| Janus Contrarian |
JSVAX |
(26.9) |
3.4 |
12.2 |
| Tocqueville Fund |
TOCQX |
(24.4) |
0.8 |
8.4 |
| Fairhome Fund |
FAIRX |
(8.8) |
8.0 |
14.2 |
| LARGE CAP GROWTH |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Amana Trust Growth |
AMAGX |
(15.3) |
5.2 |
13.1 |
| Fidelity Independence Fund |
FDFFX |
(24.3) |
3.1 |
7.4 |
| Marsco 21st Century |
MXXIX |
(25.8) |
3.9 |
9.1 |
| MID CAP VALUE |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Artisan Mid Cap Value Inv CL |
ARTQX |
(11.2) |
2.9 |
12.7 |
| Delafield Fund |
DEFIX |
(14.8) |
4.7 |
10.2 |
| Heartland Select Value |
HRSVX |
(15.1) |
3.6 |
10.7 |
| Janus Midcap Value |
JMCVX |
(11.6) |
4.6 |
11.0 |
| MID CAP BLEND |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Dreyfus Mid Cap Index |
PESPX |
(16.9) |
1.4 |
8.2 |
| Fairholme Fund |
FAIRX |
(8.8) |
8.0 |
14.2 |
| Meridian Value Fund |
MVALX |
(11.3) |
4.7 |
8.9 |
| ETF: S&P MidCap 400 Index |
MDY |
(17.1) |
1.4 |
8.3 |
| MID CAP GROWTH |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Baron Partners |
BPTRX |
(26.5) |
4.1 |
14.8 |
| Columbia Acorn Select CL C |
LTFCX |
(31.8) |
(0.6) |
4.5 |
| Janus Orion |
JORNX |
(23.6) |
6.6 |
13.3 |
| SMALL CAP VALUE |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Paradigm Value |
PVFAX |
(11.9) |
5.5 |
16.6 |
| Royce Total Return INVMT CL |
RYTRX |
(13.6) |
2.4 |
8.3 |
| SMALL CAP BLEND |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Gabelli Small Cap Growth |
GABSX |
(14) |
4.516.7 |
10.8 |
| Keeley Small Cap Value |
KSCVX |
(14.6) |
4.7 |
15.7 |
| Royce Value Service |
RYVFX |
(13.6) |
5.3 |
13.6 |
| ETF: iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Indx |
IJR |
(13.8) |
1.9 |
9.8 |
| SMALL CAP GROWTH |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Baron Growth |
BGRFX |
(19.8) |
1.5 |
8.0 |
| Perritt Micro Cap Ops |
PRCGX |
(25.9) |
(1.8) |
8.0 |
| Royce Value Plus Inv |
RYVPX |
(22.6) |
2.8 |
12.0 |
| Value Line Emerging Ops |
VLEOX |
(19.1) |
2.2 |
7.7 |
| BALANCED FUNDS/ ASSET ALLOCATION |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation |
PRWCX |
(11.6) |
3.2 |
8.2 |
| Manning & Nap Pro Blend Extnd. Term Srs. |
MNBAX |
(12.6) |
3.8 |
7.8 |
| Value Line Income |
VALIX |
(9.6) |
3.3 |
8.6 |
| Value Line Asset Allocation |
VLAAX |
(13.9) |
2.4 |
7.1 |
| TARGET FUNDS |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| American Century Livestrong 2015 |
ARFIX |
(10.4) |
3.0 |
- |
| American Century Livestrong 2025 |
ARWIX |
(13.5) |
2.9 |
- |
| American Century Livestrong 2035 |
ARYIX |
(16.8) |
2.7 |
- |
| American Century Livestrong 2045 |
AROIX |
(18.8) |
2.4 |
|
| Fidelity Freedom 2010 Fund |
FFFCX |
(13.5) |
1.5 |
4.3 |
| Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund |
FFFDX |
(18.1) |
1.2 |
5.3 |
| Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund |
FFFEX |
(21.5) |
0.7 |
5.5 |
| Fidelity Freedom 2040 Fund |
FFFFX |
(22.6) |
4.6 |
5.8 |
| Fidelity Freedom Income Fund |
FFFAX |
(5.2) |
2.3 |
3.1 |
| T. Rowe Price Ret 2010 Fund |
TRRAX |
(14.9) |
2.0 |
6.0 |
| T. Rowe Price Ret 2020 Fund |
TRRBX |
(19.3) |
1.2 |
6.3 |
| T. Rowe Price Ret 2030 Fund |
TRRCX |
(22.2) |
0.9 |
6.6 |
| T. Rowe Price Ret 2040 Fund |
TRRDX |
(22.8) |
0.6 |
6.5 |
| INTERNATIONAL EQUITY |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Manning & Nap World Opp Series |
EXWAX |
(19.2) |
7.7 |
14.5 |
| Fidelity International Discovery |
FIGRX |
(30) |
2.8 |
11.1 |
| Janus Overseas |
JAOSX |
(34.4) |
10.4 |
17.6 |
| Thornburg Intl Value CL C |
THGCX |
(28.3) |
5.9 |
12.5 |
| Vanguard International Value |
VTRIX |
(28.1) |
3.5 |
11.8 |
| ETF: EAFE Index |
EFA |
(30.5) |
1.0 |
9.5 |
| SHORT TERM BONDS |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Fidelity Cash Reserves |
FDRXX |
3.5 |
4.3 |
3.2 |
| Vanguard Short Term Bond |
VBISX |
1.3 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
| MEDIUM TERM BONDS |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Fidelity Intermediate Growth Bond |
FBNDX |
(2.9) |
1.4 |
2.2 |
| TCW Total Return Bond CL I |
TGLMX |
3.8 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
| LONG TERM BONDS |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Vanguard Long Term Bnd Ind INV CL C (Lehman Gov-Corp Indx) |
VBLTX |
0 |
2.1 |
3.7 |
| INFLATION/ REAL RETURN |
SYMBOL |
1 Yr |
3 Yr |
5 Yr |
| Fidelity Inflation Protected Bond |
FINPX |
4.3 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
| PIMCO Real Return CL D |
PRRDX |
3.3 |
2.8 |
4.2 |