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The Optimal Investment Strategy for Individual Investors

The Solution – ONLY follow financial strategies that are scientific, passive, diversified, savings focused, risk controlled, low cost, and tax efficient A previous article, “The Problem – Straight answers about personal financial and investment planning are difficult to find,” summarized important reasons why individuals may experience difficulties, even if they are intent upon doing better […]

Dodge and Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) picks up a +8 Fund Authority Score

The table below in this article presents The Skilled Investor’s Fund Authority Score and other information for the Dodge and Cox Stock Fund (DODGX). The diversified investment fund strategy of the Dodge and Cox Stock mutual fund (DODGX) Family Financial Planning Software for Consumers According to its website and its prospectus filing on the U.S. […]

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund (VINIX) captures the Best +10 Fund Authority Score

The table below in this article presents The Skilled Investor’s Fund Authority Score and other information for the Vanguard Institutional Index Fund. The diversified investment fund strategy of the Vanguard Institutional Index mutual fund (VINIX) Discover Family Financial Planning Software According to its prospectus filing on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR system, the […]

Developing Fund Authority Scores for ETFs and Mutual Funds

Select mutual funds and ETFs with the most important economic factors that affect long term, diversified, and risk-adjusted investment fund returns Good things are born small and grow over time. Regularly, The Skilled Investor evaluates individual mutual funds and ETFs and adds new articles that use the Fund Authority Score rating system. To be alerted […]

DWS S&P 500 Index Fund (SXPAX) receives a +1 Fund Authority Score

The table below presents The Skilled Investor’s Fund Authority Score and other information for the DWS S&P 500 Index Fund (SXPAX). The Scudder Equity 500 Index Fund (BTIEX) and the DWS S&P 500 Index Fund (SXPAX) Financial Planning Software for Consumers The Skilled Investor has published an article about lower cost S&P 500 index mutual […]

Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX) gains a +5 Fund Authority Score

The diversified investment fund strategy of the Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX) According to its prospectus filing on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR system, the investment strategy of the Fidelity Contrafund is to invest primarily in common stocks and particularly in the “securities of companies whose value Fidelity Management & Research Company believes is not […]

Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund – Select Shares (SWPPX) capture the Best +10 Fund Authority Score

Fund Authority Scores rate mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the most important economic factors that influence individual investors’ net long term diversified investment fund performance. The Skilled Investor developed the Fund Authority Score system to provide individual investors with concise, objective, and realistic summaries of mutual funds and ETFs for comparisons within […]

The Fund Authority Score – A Better Mutual Fund and ETF Rating System

Fund Authority Scores rate mutual funds and ETFs on the most important economic factors influencing long term diversified investment fund performance The Skilled Investor developed the Fund Authority Score system to provide individual investors with concise and objective mutual fund and ETF comparisons within investment asset classes. Family Financial Planning Software for Consumers Fund Authority […]

American Funds – Washington Mutual Investors Fund – Class A Shares (AWSHX) acquire a +2 Fund Authority Score

Fund Authority Scores rate mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the most important economic factors that influence individual investors’ net long term diversified investment fund performance. The Skilled Investor developed the Fund Authority Score system to provide individual investors with concise and objective summaries of mutual funds and ETFs for comparisons within investment […]

American Funds – Income Fund of America – Class A Shares (AMECX) rate a +2 Fund Authority Score

Fund Authority Scores rate mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the most important economic factors that influence individual investors’ net long term diversified investment fund performance. The Skilled Investor developed the Fund Authority Score system to provide individual investors with concise and objective summaries of mutual funds and ETFs for comparisons within investment […]

Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund – Select Shares (SWPIX) achieve a +8 Fund Authority Score

Fund Authority Scores rate mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the most important economic factors that influence individual investors’ net long term diversified investment fund performance. The Skilled Investor developed the Fund Authority Score system to provide individual investors with concise, objective, and realistic summaries of mutual funds and ETFs for comparisons within […]

American Funds – The Investment Company of America – Class A Shares (AIVSX) net a +3 Fund Authority Score

Fund Authority Scores rate mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the most important economic factors that influence individual investors’ net long term diversified investment fund performance. The Skilled Investor developed the Fund Authority Score system to provide individual investors with concise and objective summaries of mutual funds and ETFs for comparisons within investment […]

Nationwide S&P 500 Index Fund – Class A Shares (GRMAX) fetch a +2 Fund Authority Score

Fund Authority Scores rate mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the most important economic factors that influence individual investors’ net long term diversified investment fund performance. The Skilled Investor developed the Fund Authority Score system to provide individual investors with concise and objective summaries of mutual funds and ETFs for comparisons within investment […]

American Funds – Capital Income Builder Fund – Class A Shares (CAIBX) attain a +4 Fund Authority Score

Fund Authority Scores rate mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the most important economic factors that influence individual investors’ net long term diversified investment fund performance. The Skilled Investor developed the Fund Authority Score system to provide individual investors with concise and objective summaries of mutual funds and ETFs for comparisons within investment […]

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