A lot of companies will make money off the Internet, but it seems too narrow for a fund format. |
A lot of funds have grown so much recently that even after the sell-off, they are unable to adapt their strategy to a greater asset base. Also, I don't see any big trends in terms of new funds. There's just not a lot of them coming out right now. |
A lot of individual investors assumed at the end of last year new economy meant good and old economy was history. |
A lot of managers will use Street research to make sure they didn't miss anything. [But] fund managers have learned to tune out most of Wall Street research anyway because it's so biased. |
A lot of the small cap fund managers are pretty excited. They're talking about how stocks look incredibly cheap. |
A single year's return shouldn't play a big part |
A year ago, it would have been a good time to bail out but now they seem to be making some improvements, ... In cases like this where there is potential for a turnaround it's a tougher call. |
A year and a half ago I realized that it wouldn't happen in the next few years. I sold the fund. It had decent returns, but it was time to move on. |
All of these funds you could own for 10 or 20 years. With all of them, I have a fair amount of confidence that things will go well for a long time. |
American Funds has a longer-term focus than their competition. |
An investor would do better to just shop for cheaper expenses. Then you can buy your own perks. |
Any time you have a super-narrow universe and rationalize other stuff that's out there, it's a sure sign it's a gimmick fund. |
Anyone can make money in a rally, but skilled managers steer clear of the worst damage and make it easier for investors to stick around, |
Because bank stocks are more of a value stock, managers won't care that they're going up for a week or two. It's more important for them that after taking a breather, valuations look more attractive. |
Both have provided tremendous performance. It's good to see both of them doing so well. It's an indication the fund industry is doing well for shareholders. |