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title: "Lavine/Liberman Column"
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description: "Mutual fund commentary by Alan Lavine and Gail Liberman."
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# Lavine/Liberman Column

The most recent commentary from Alan Lavine and Gail Liberman.

- [BEWARE OF END-OF-THE-YEAR MUTUAL FUND INVESTING TRAPS](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine1.html)The end of the year is when mutual fund investors stand to make more mistakes than any other time. That's because there are several do's and…Commentary
- [401 (K) MUTUAL FUNDS BETTER THAN RETAIL FUNDS](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine2.html)Guess what? Mutual funds in 401 (k) plans and those bought through financial advisers may be outperforming mutual funds bought directly from…Commentary
- [THINK POSITIVE](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine3.html)Stocks have historically grown at an 11 percent annual rate. But what a way to earn 11 percent!Commentary
- [FUNDS THAT TAKE LESS RISK AND EARN MORE](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine4.html)If you could earn 80 percent of the return on the stock market when it does well without losing your shirt in a down market would you do it?Commentary
- [STAYING PUT IMPROVES INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine5.html)How long do you hold your mutual funds? One, three, five or 10 years?Commentary
- [HIGH RETURN LOWER-RISK STOCK FUNDS](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine6.html)If you could earn the same return as the average stock fund and lose less on the downside, would you do it?Commentary
- [WHAT'S UP THIS YEAR](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine7.html)The big question. What are we going to earn on stocks and bonds this year? A few experts suggest what to expect.Commentary
- [IT'S TOUGHER TO FIND NO-LOAD FUNDS](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine8.html)Another no-load mutual fund group bites the dust.Commentary
- [UNDERVALUED SMALL STOCKS](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine9.html)These days, the over-the-counter stock market is the only place to find rising stock prices. Many companies listed there are beaten-down small…Commentary
- [WAYS TO PLAY THE MARKET THIS YEAR?](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine10.html)Looking to make a quick market killing in 2002?Commentary
- [RATES COULD STAY LOW](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine11.html)Some investment pros look for higher interest rates this year due to an economic rebound.Commentary
- [GROWTH FUNDS SPORT ATTRACTIVE HOLDINGS](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine12.html)What's up with growth stock funds? On average they have lost over 40 percent the past two years.Commentary
- [AVOIDING GUT-WRENCHING FUND GYRATIONS](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine13.html)When a fund manager owns stocks that are in favor, that fund manager is a star. When the same stocks are out a favor, that same manager can be a…Commentary
- [GOLD IS BACK IN FAVOR](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine14.html)Is gold back in favor? Yes, for a while. But how long will in last? Gold and gold mining stocks have a negative relationship to stocks. For that…Commentary
- [WHAT TO DO IF YOUR FUND OWNED ENRON](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine15.html)One reader writes that he is worried because his stock fund owned Enron.Commentary
- [PROS ADDING MORE TO STOCKS](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine16.html)What are the pros doing now? Most investors are running to bonds for safety. But Van Harissis, manager of the Sentinel Balance Funds, is doing the…Commentary
- [FUND RETURNS CHANGE OVER THE YEARS](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine17.html)How quickly mutual fund performance numbers change!Commentary
- [HOT NEWSLETTERS' BEST FUND PICKS](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine18.html)So what is the best-performing mutual fund newsletter recommending these days?Commentary
- [GET MORE MILEAGE OUT OF YOUR INVESTMENTS](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine19.html)Want to boost the return on your mutual fund investments? Here are some simple ways to do it.Commentary
- [FAMILY FINANCES - INVESTMENT TIPS TO GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE NEXT DECADE](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine20.html)- Gail Liberman and Alan LavineCommentary
- [Now's The Time For Inflation Index Bonds](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine21.html)Standard & Poor's Outlook, a New York-based newsletter, recommends that conservative investors who own bonds should keep part of their investments…Commentary
- [Does it make sense to invest in China?](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine22.html)The country is a major exporter. It may have the largestpersonal computer market in the world in a few years. China's $10billion computer chip…Commentary
- [Investments to Avoid](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine23.html)Sometimes making money means not losing it. Here are few tips on to avoid losing money in the financial markets.Commentary
- [Expect Less In the Financial Markets](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine24.html)Those high double-digit stock returns of the 1990s are a thing of the past.Commentary
- [How Companies Lie](https://fundfreebies.com/audio3/lavine25.html)They ought to teach those MBAs ethics in business school. Then, just maybe, we wouldn't have so many problems with fuzzy numbers that corporations…Commentary

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