Whoa...!
One at a time.<GGG>
First, Contrafund. I also have Contra, but mine is in a rollover IRA. I have held it for quite a while, and will continue to do so for as long as Will Dunoff <sp?> is running the show. He knows his stuff, and I have complete confidence in him. So the ups and downs do not bother me.
Second - the WSJ issue. I found the info in the July 3, 1997 issue, but the paper copy. It is quite comprehensive and a chock full of numbers and tables. Don't know what is on the on-line version.
Third - I like Vanguard. They have low expenses, and this makes any duration of their bond funds (short term, medium term, or long term) very attractive. They also have a lot of veteren guys running the show at these funds. Fidelity has many young ones, which means they haven't gone through too many market and economic cycles. Check out the WSJ issue mentioned above. Vanguard does quite nicely on bonds, and OK on the stock funds.
They have a slew of index funds, which basically will perform as well as the index they track, so these funds should be excluded when comparing managed funds to other managed funds.
Good luck.
Mark |
