Topic: Mutual Funds

Vulture capitalism: After every crisis, we learn how crafty investors cashed in while the rest of us gnawed our cuticles. Here's how you can join the lucky ones.

Our special report, "ETF Strategist," gives investors a better understanding of the wide world of exchange traded funds, providing the pros and cons of investing in various asset classes and sectors that offer diversification. Starting with fixed income in February, look for a new edition the second Monday of each month through June.

A new study using industry data says that broker rebates could be costing mutual funds, pension funds and ordinary investors as much as $5 billion a year, the New York Times reports.

Chinese fund managers slashed their suggested equity weightings in March to the lowest level in 21 months on fears that China's economic growth would slow sharply while monetary policies would remain tight, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.

A plunge in Apple's shares, however unlikely right now, would ripple across retirement accounts of millions of investors who thought they were safer investing in mutual funds. 

In the second edition of CNBC's special report, we take a look at the volatile, yet lucrative world of commodities and what's in the sights of both bulls and bears.

Our special report, "ETF Strategist," gives investors a better understanding of the wide variety of exchange traded funds, providing the pros and cons of investing in various asset classes and sectors that offer diversification. Starting with fixed income in February, look for a new edition the second Monday of each month through June.

Alpha and beta are important tools for many investors when it comes to figuring out investment returns. So what are they exactly and how do they work? CNBC explains.

For investors who want exposure to China, sticking to their guns has become harder amid all the talk of coming doom. But with growth in advanced economies still painfully slow, investors say they can't afford to turn their backs on China altogether.

China's $350 billion mutual funds industry may be stumbling due to a sliding stock market and fierce competition but that has not stopped new foreign entrants from paying hefty premiums - double of what they are offering in India, in some cases - to get their toes in.