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Energy Picks for 2007

Saturday, July 7th, 2007

We’re always looking for energy trends that have long-term legs and plenty of forward momentum to overcome near-term oil and gas price volatility. Here are some energy stocks worth noting for 2007, thanks to frontier oil and gas discoveries and projects. Discoveries in 2006 revealed and confirmed several exciting new frontiers in the deep-water Gulf […]

Prices to grow by 15% in 2007

Friday, July 6th, 2007

The housing markets current robust state has prompted Savills to stand by its 2007 forecast. According to the Savills February Briefing, interest rates have not yet reached critical levels and property prices are still on track to increase by 7% in mainstream markets and 15% in prime central London and Home Counties country house markets […]

Fund Times: Veteran Oppenheimer Manager Retires

Friday, July 6th, 2007

OppenheimerFunds veteran Bill Wilby will retire from the firm after 16 years service, as well as from his management duties at the $8 billion http://quicktake.morningstar.com/FundNet/MorningstarAnalysis.aspx?Country=USA&Symbol=OPTFX http://quote.morningstar.com/Switch.html?ticker=OPTFX , where he and comanager Marc Baylin took over in October 2005. Since July 2005, Wilby also aided in the development of equity investment strategies at Oppenheimer, in his […]

Small- and Mid-Cap Alternatives for American Funds Fans

Friday, July 6th, 2007

A version of this article appeared in the May 2007 issue of Morningstar’s American Funds Fund Family Report, our monthly newsletter dedicated to helping American Funds investors find superior long-term investment opportunities. To review a risk-free trial issue, http://www.morningstar.com/Products/Store_FFR.html. Fund Family Reports on Fidelity and Vanguard Funds are also available.
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Morningstar’s 2007 Contrarian Portfolio

Friday, July 6th, 2007

If your parents were like mine, you probably heard the following line many times growing up: “You wouldn’t jump off a bridge just because everybody else was, would you?” As this bit of wisdom suggests, sometimes it makes sense to go against the crowd, because the crowd isn’t always right. Contrarian investing follows this philosophy. […]