Word: bonds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...winning customers by driving costs lower and lower. Because of that strategy, Vanguard has grown like, well, Wal-Mart. The annual cost of keeping your money at Vanguard is 31' per $100 invested, vs. an average $1.11 for the industry overall. When it comes to money-market and bond funds, where every penny counts, Vanguard is a great choice. It also specializes in inexpensive index funds--which is like buying a whole market. Vanguard's Index Trust 500 Portfolio, which mirrors the S&P 500, beats up on most other mutual funds year after year. The rap on Vanguard...
...those rare enterprises that succeed through groupthink. All its funds are managed by half a dozen or so managers along with dozens of research analysts. The results are notable in overseas investing, as with its EuroPacific Fund. Downside: its stock funds carry 5.75% loads and its bond funds...
...ROWE PRICE, Baltimore; 800-638-5660. This company resembles its hometown Baltimore Orioles: it always seems to field a good team. T. Rowe features a well-balanced lineup of all no-load bond, international and small-stock funds. Unfortunately T. Rowe recently lost some of its luster in the small-stock arena after it closed Small Cap Value and longtime stalwart New Horizons this year. Why? Too much money was flowing in, making the funds cumbersome to manage. Its OTC Fund, however, which also invests in small stocks, is still open for business...
CHARLES SCHWAB, San Francisco; 800-435-4000. While Schwab offers 26 of its own stock, bond and money-market funds, it also sells hundreds and hundreds of other companies' mutual funds through its ONESource Service, which offers no-load funds with no transaction fees. Schwab's Mutual Fund Marketplace sells load and no-load funds with transaction fees. Look for Schwab to become an increasingly potent force in the mutual-fund business...
...says Shakur, who grew up fatherless, was drawn to the charismatic Knight as a father figure. Knight, for his part, says the relationship was a bit more equal: "He was the little brother, and I was the big brother." The tie was cemented when Knight posted a $1.4 million bond last year, releasing Shakur from prison while he appealed his conviction on a sexual-assault charge...