In the mutual fund industry these days, sometimes it pays to be a little more like David and lot less like Goliath.
As many individual funds continue to insist upon growing assets rather than remaining nimble, a new report from Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine maintains, a few new funds with proven managers have emerged as gems in an increasingly crowded market.
Twenty months after leaving
"I'm thrilled to be back," O'Boyle said. "I'm running my own business and I'm more in control of my own destiny than ever before."
Sure, Kiplinger's noted, the luster can wear off new funds quickly, which is why veteran managers, like Joe Reiland at the recently
Reiland and co-manager Greg Woodhams plan to stick with rapidly growing companies and a portfolio that numbers between 25 and 45 stocks. "We have a lot of latitude to pursue opportunities without style or sector constraints," Reiland said.
Based on the resounding success of its predecessor,
Andrew Sassine, who has spent the last six years living overseas as a Fidelity analyst, will manage the Small Cap Opportunities fund. Running a foreign has been a longtime dream, he said. He plans to invest 20% in emerging markets, and 10% to 20% in small companies here in the U.S.
And finally, there's David Green's Wintergreen Fund and the
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