Shartia Brantley produces segments for Street Signs and works on CNBC Reports. She has an MBA from The Ohio State University, an M.S. from The Journalism School at Columbia University and a B.S. in Accounting from Albany State University.
The recent stock market rally has not deterred investors from pouring millions into municipal bond funds. Weekly inflows have topped $900 million over the past few weeks according to AMG Data Services. Read More
Small cap funds have outperformed large cap funds year to date, 2.05 percent to 1.90 percent respectively, and could continue to do so as investors seek stable growth. Read More
The S&P 500 may be up 2.8 percent this year, but investors who hold the top performing 5-Star funds are doing significantly better than that. In fact, one 5-star Morningstar fund is up an astounding 42.59 percent. Read More