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...rate pegged to the consumer price index. The bonds, which are riskier than those issued by the government, yielded 4.71% last week. Brokerages like Charles Schwab offer both products. Or you can opt for the original inflation-protected securities, known as TIPS, issued by the U.S. Treasury, or mutual funds that invest in them, such as PIMCO Real Return Fund or Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities. --By Barbara Kiviat
FUND ABUSE: Spitzer is back. Now it's mutual funds' turn to squirm...
...just hope this doesn't sour fund investors," say Sheldon Jacobs, editor of the newsletter No-Load Fund Investor. "Whatever the problems, mutual funds are still better than almost any alternative. If you think mutual funds lack integrity, try dealing with brokers, insurance agents, annuities salesmen or hedge funds." In other words, this black eye will heal, and maybe now industry executives, as Spitzer might say, will finally get it. --With reporting by Barbara Kiviat/New York City
...bigger better? That's the hot debate in the world of--mutual funds. Some experts believe funds with fewer assets perform better, since managers can quickly buy and sell securities. Others say large funds, which have more resources for research and lower expense ratios, are best. Well, here's a conversation stopper: size doesn't matter. A new study by Andrew Clark, senior research analyst at fund tracker Lipper, finds that while small U.S. stock funds sometimes outperform large ones (and vice versa), the bursts of superior returns last only for short periods, then disappear and often aren't statistically...
...Dire Expectations Your article "Bloody Monday," on the Aug. 25 bombings in Bombay, noted that some officials believe the explosions were part of a campaign by Indian Muslims reacting to discrimination by Hindus [Sept. 8]. Mutual hatred forms the basis of the lives of millions of people in South Asia. The recent so-called stabilization measures between Pakistan and India are nothing more than a slogan to cover the leaders' mismanagement of affairs. Every decade we see officials of both nations calling for peace. But the drama always ends with the slaughter of poor people, Muslims and Hindus, on both...