http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/tim-middletons-bad-mutual-funds/ A premier personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:22:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/tim-middletons-bad-mutual-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-2742 Flexo Wed, 10 May 2006 02:38:32 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/09/tim-middletons-bad-mutual-funds/#comment-2742 It threw me off at first, as well. It threw me off at first, as well.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/tim-middletons-bad-mutual-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-2730 Doobie Tue, 09 May 2006 20:16:45 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/09/tim-middletons-bad-mutual-funds/#comment-2730 I know, but it's misleading. They present it to the reader as the "worst" mutual fund(s) (implying past and future value) when it should have been presented more along the "poorest performers" line. I know, but it’s misleading. They present it to the reader as the “worst” mutual fund(s) (implying past and future value) when it should have been presented more along the “poorest performers” line.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/tim-middletons-bad-mutual-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-2729 Flexo Tue, 09 May 2006 16:58:18 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/09/tim-middletons-bad-mutual-funds/#comment-2729 "Worst" is in terms of recent performance relative to benchmarks. So they've beed bad lately, but perhaps not in the future. “Worst” is in terms of recent performance relative to benchmarks. So they’ve beed bad lately, but perhaps not in the future.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/tim-middletons-bad-mutual-funds/comment-page-1/#comment-2728 Doobie Tue, 09 May 2006 16:51:11 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/09/tim-middletons-bad-mutual-funds/#comment-2728 Hmmmm...he lists the seven "worst" but recommends selling only one of them (Putnam Growth & Income). Hmmmm…he lists the seven “worst” but recommends selling only one of them (Putnam Growth & Income).

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