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Do Happy Employees Result in Better Stock Returns?

Posted Mar 29th 2011 10:00AM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: Newsletters, Mutual Funds

"Most of us have probably checked out out the annual lists of companies that are good to work for, but Parnassus Workplace (PARWX) may be the only mutual fund to actually use these lists -- along with their own research on employee-friendliness -- as a basis for a fund portfolio," notes fund expert Walter Frank.

The editor of the MoneyLetter explains, "Jerome Dodson, president of Parnassus Investments and portfolio manager of the fund, states, "I've always felt that companies that treat their employees well do better than those that don't.

"Parnassus is well known as a socially responsible investment shop. And the 'workplace excellence' screen is one more layer on its other socially responsible, financial and valuation screens.

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Floating Rate Fund Favorites

Posted May 19th 2010 1:30PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)

"In our latest report, we focus on floating rate funds, also referred to as bank loan funds. In an era where money market funds are yielding about about zero percent, the two floating rate funds reviewed here sport 30-day yields on either side of 3.5%," says Walter Frank.

The editor of MoneyLetter explains, "They are considered short-term funds, their prices fluctutate (unlike those of money funds), and they carry a higher degree of risk. Recall that most bonds, issued by corporations or governments, have fixed interest rates that do not change for the life of the bond.

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Investing in Frontier Markets

Posted Feb 18th 2010 11:00AM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, Newsletters, Mutual Funds, ETF Investing

"Investors always seem to be looking for the next best thing, and much attention has recently turned toward emerging markets," says fund expert Walter Frank.

In MoneyLetter, the advisor explains, "In a recent BusinessWeek interview, Mark Mobius, emerging markets portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton funds, noted that one reason investors have flocked to equities -- and emerging markets in particular -- is a lack of yield on dollar deposits in the US.

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Top Picks for 2010: T. Rowe Price New Asia (PRASX)

Posted Dec 27th 2009 11:00AM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, India, China, Newsletters, Mutual Funds, Best Stocks for 2010

This post is part of a special report, Top Picks for 2010, the 27th annual survey in which TheStockAdvisors.com asks the nation's leading advisors for their single favorite stock for the new year. See all 80 stocks listed here.

"My top investment idea for 2010 is T. Rowe Price New Asia (PRASX)," says long-standing fund expert Walter Frank.

In his The MoneyLetter, which has been published for more than 30 years, he explains, "What attracts us to the fund is the weight it gives to both China and India." Here's his review.

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