Receive notifications of when the latest edition of the Quarterly Mutual Fund Update has been posted to AAII.com. http://www.aaii.com/qmfu October 22, 2012 09:00:00 CST Commentary: "A Good Quarter for Fund Investors" -- If you held onto a mutual fund throughout the third quarter, it is likely that you made money. Almost every category we track had an average positive return last quarter. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu July 24, 2012 09:00:00 CST Commentary: "Reversal of Fortune in Second Quarter" -- Mutual fund investors are constantly warned against chasing short-term performance, and the dangers of doing so were exemplified in the second quarter. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu April 25, 2012 09:00:00 CST Commentary: "Rally Propels Tech and Financial Funds" -- The first-quarter rally in stock prices led to double-digit gains in most stock fund categories. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu January 30, 2012 09:00:00 CST Commentary: "Bond Funds Gain; Stock Funds Falter" -- Bond funds saw their total returns increase further in the fourth quarter, capping off a strong 2011. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu October 19, 2011 09:00:00 CST Commentary: "Negative Returns for Most Stock Funds" -- Very few stock funds escaped the tumultuous third quarter unscathed. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu July 14, 2011 09:00:00 CST Commentary: "Muni Bond and Health Funds on Top" -- Second-quarter returns were mixed for stock funds, but good for bond funds. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu April 25, 2011 09:00:00 CST Commentary: "Funds Rise as Global Events Unfold" -- Overall mutual fund performance was good during the first quarter of 2011, despite a wide range of global events. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu January 25 2011 09:00:00 CST Commentary: "Rally Helps Investors, Eludes Managers" -- It was a good year for mutual fund investors, with nearly all categories posting positive returns for 2010. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu October, 27 2010 17:00:00 CST Commentary: "Returns and Correlations Rise" -- Rising bond prices and a rebound in stocks globally led to positive returns for every mutual fund category except for contra stock market in the third quarter. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu July, 23 2010 16:00:00 CST Commentary: "Preservation of Capital Reigns" -- Long-term government bond funds led all categories in the second quarter, as investors showed a preference for preservation of capital. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu April, 23 2010 13:24:00 CST Commentary: "Lower Risk Aversion Helps Funds " -- Gains were realized by nearly every mutual fund category last quarter. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu Jan, 27 2010 15:00:00 CST Commentary: "Good Performance; Underlying Themes" -- Though the annual total return numbers show positive performance for most fund categories, there were many underlying themes to those numbers. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu Commentary: "Funds Continue to Rally" -- A quarter when all fund categories—with the unsurprising exception of contra stock funds—were up, and most were double-digit up, is a quarter to remember. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu Commentary: "Second-Quarter Rebound" -- In the second quarter of 2009, after many consecutive quarters of risk aversion by mutual fund investors, the trend reversed and rewarded investors in stock and bond funds. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu Commentary: "Bond Funds Up, Stock Funds Shaky" -- Stock funds continued to struggle in the first quarter of 2009, with the banking and real estate sectors particularly hard hit. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu Commentary: "Look Beyond the Third Quarter " -- At times of financial turmoil such as we have experienced this year and this quarter, investors’ first reaction is often to avert their eyes, but please read on. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu Commentary: "Mixed Results in Second Quarter" -- The second quarter was decidedly mixed for mutual fund investors, whether stock or bond, domestic or international. Two investment themes continued for the quarter: energy sector funds were up 22.1%, while financial/banking sector funds were down on average 16.0%. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu Commentary: "First Quarter Continues Bear Trek" -- For a long-term mutual fund investor, the first quarter of 2008 may just be one of those quarters from which to avert your eyes. The only stock fund category that posted a gain was gold. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu Commentary: "Funds End 2007 With Weak Quarter" -- With the exceptions of gold, energy and utility sector funds, the fourth quarter of 2007 was unkind to domestic stock funds. Large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap funds were all down for the quarter--2.5%, 2.6% and 4.7%, respectively. The smaller the cap size, the greater the punishment incurred. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu Commentary: "A Third Quarter Comeback" -- For the third quarter, large-cap stock funds, up 2.7%, trounced small-cap stock funds, down 2.2%, in the domestic diversified common stock mutual fund category. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu Commentary: "Stock Funds Shine in Second Quarter" -- In spite of rising interest rates, continuing housing woes, a subprime sinkhole and ever-rising energy costs, stock mutual funds turned in an impressive quarter. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AAIIQuarterlyMutualFundUpdate/~3/8o9sj8YQFXU/qmfu http://www.aaii.com/qmfu