YALE FINDS THAT NEARLY ONE THIRD OF U.S. FUNDS ARE CLOSET INDEXERS

Study shows that smaller funds that are more actively managed are more likely to outperform their benchmark.

"MUTUAL FUND FLOWS AND INVESTOR RETURNS: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF FUND INVESTOR TIMING ABILITY"

Mutual fund investors have been their own worst enemy, as they hurt their performance through poor trading decisions.

"PORTFOLIO MANAGER OWNERSHIP AND FUND PERFORMANCE"

Future performance is positively correlated to managerial ownership.

"REVERSE ASSET ALLOCATION: ALTERNATIVES AT THE CORE"

Author suggests finding the expected return from a desired allocation to a core group of alternative assets, and then add bonds and equities.

"BENEFITS OF HYBRID MUTUAL FUNDS: 2006 UPDATE"

Hybrid mutual funds offer unique risk-return opportunities for small investors.

"HEDGE FUNDS FOR RETAIL INVESTORS? AN EXAMINATION OF HEDGED MUTUAL FUNDS"

Hedged mutual funds outperform traditional mutual funds by about 3% per year.

ENDOWMENTS MOVING INTO ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

Endowments have continued their steady trend in 2006 toward alternative asset classes.

"LONG-SHORT FUNDS: EXAMINING MORNINGSTAR'S NEWEST CATEGORY"

Larry Eiben outlines the benefits of adding a long/short fund to a portfolio in NAPFA's monthly newsletter.