Top Funds

Best Investment Funds

Being a great trader or investor, you have to educate yourself and learn from the others. The following link will provide you an access MEPB Financial's postings for the top funds of 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, etc. Let me know if you have any questions. You will find best mutual funds, top exchange traded funds, and top closed end funds.

Top FundsThese funds include variety of funds such as Mutual Funds, Exchange Traded Funds (ETF), and Closed End Funds. As any typical funds, they can be categorized into three main categories such as Money Market Fund, Fixed Income fund or bond fund, and equity fund or stock fund. It the can be classified into separate classes such as investment grade bond fund, junk bond fund, corporate bond fund, government bond or US Treasuries fund, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities bond fund (TIPS bond fund), mortgage bond fund, bank loan fund, US domestic stock fund, international stock fund, emerging markets stock fund, equity income stock fund, small value fund, large growth fund, balanced fund or hybrid fund, etc.

Some of these funds may be top performer funds of 2015, best funds, best mutual funds 2015, etc.

Top Mutual Funds

Popular mutual funds in 2015 are:
  1. Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSMX)
  2. PIMCO Total Return Fund (PTTAX)
  3. Vanguard 500 Index Fund (VFINX)
  4. American Funds Growth Fund of America Fund (AGTHX)
  5. Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund (VGTSX)
  6. American Funds Europacific Growth Fund (AEPGX)
  7. Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (VBMFX)
  8. Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX)
  9. Franklin Income Fund (FKINX)
  10. American Funds Capital Income Builder Fund (CAIBX)
Popular stock mutual funds are:
  1. Vanguard 500 Index Fund (VFINX)
  2. Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund (VTSMX)
  3. Vanguard Institutional Index Fund (VINIX)
  4. Fidelity Contrafund (FCNTX)
  5. American Funds Growth Fund of America (AGTHX)
  6. American Funds Income Fund of America (AMECX)
  7. American Funds Capital Income Builder Fund (CAIBX)
  8. Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund (DODFX)
  9. Vanguard Wellington Fund (VWENX)
  10. Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX)
  11. American Funds Investment Company of America (AIVSX)
  12. American Funds Capital World Growth & Income (CWGIX)
  13. Vanguard Total International Stock Fund (VGTSX)
  14. Franklin Income Fund (FKINX)
  15. American Funds Washington Mutual Fund (AWSHX)
  16. Fidelity S&P 500 Index Fund (FUSVX)
  17. American Funds American Balanced Fund (ABALX)
  18. American Funds Fundamental Investments Fund (ANCFX)
  19. Harbor International Fund (HAINX)
  20. T Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund (PRGFX)
Best money market funds are:
  1. Fidelity Cash Reserves (FDRXX)
  2. Vanguard Prime Money Market Investor (VMMXX)
  3. Schwab Cash Reserves (SWSXX)
  4. Schwab Advisor Cash Reserves Premier (SWZXX)
  5. Schwab Money Market (SWMXX)
  6. Dreyfus General Money Market B (GMBXX)
  7. Federated Capital Reserves (FRFXX)
  8. Edward Jones Money Market Investor (JNSXX)
The 8 best mutual funds for 2013 are:
  1. Vanguard Equity-Income Fund (VEIPX)
  2. DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund (DLTNX)
  3. T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund (PRNHX)
  4. Fidelity New Markets Income Fund (FNMIX)
  5. Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund (VGTSX)
  6. Harbor Real Return Fund (HARRX)
  7. Mairs & Power Balanced Fund (MAPOX)
  8. Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund (VTXVX)

Best Mutual Funds

Best Mutual Funds for 2012 & 2013
  1. DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund (DLTNX)
  2. TIAA-CREF High-Yield Retail (TIYRX)
  3. Wells Fargo Advantage Interm T/AmtF Inv (SIMBX)
  4. Permanent Portfolio (PRPFX)
  5. Vanguard Balanced Index Inv (VBINX)
  6. Amana Trust Income (AMANX)
  7. Sextant International (SSIFX)
  8. Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Open (LZOEX)
  9. Fidelity Select Software & Comp (FSCSX)
  10. Tocqueville Gold (TGLDX)
Top Performer Real Estate Mutual Funds of 2012
  1. PIMCO Real Estate Real Return Strategy A (PETAX)
  2. CGM Realty (CGMRX)
  3. REMS Real Estate Value Opportunity Institutional (HLRRX)
  4. Fidelity Real Estate Income (FRIFX)
  5. Forward Select Income A (KIFAX)
Best Performer Diversified Bond Mutual Funds 2012
  1. Scout Core Plus Bond Y (SCPYX)
  2. AllianceBernstein High Income A (AGDAX)
  3. PIMCO Investment Grade Corp Bond A (PBDAX) 
  4. PACE Strategic Fixed Income A (PBNAX)
Top National Municipal Bond Mutual Funds 2012
  1. Legg Mason Western Asset Managed Municipals A (SHMMX)
  2. First Investors Tax-Exempt II A (EIITX)
  3. Lord Abbett Intermediate Tax Free A (LISAX)
  4. State Farm Tax Advantaged Bond A (TANAX) 
Top 10 Balanced Funds for the past decade (2012 edition)
  1. Bruce (BRUFX)
  2. First Eagle Global A (SGENX)
  3. Permanent Portfolio (PRPFX)
  4. Waddell & Reed Asset Strategy A (UNASX)
  5. Loomis Sayles Global Equity and Income Y (LSWWX)
  6. Ivy Asset Strategy C (WASCX)
  7. FPA Crescent (FPACX)
  8. Berwyn Income (BERIX)
  9. GMO Global Asset Allocation III (GMWAX)
  10. ING T Rowe Price Cap Appreciation Portfolio S (ITCSX)
The 10 Top Performer Retirement Income Mutual Funds July 2011
  1. Vanguard Managed Payout Growth Focus Inv
  2. PIMCO Real Income 2029 A
  3. Vanguard Managed Payout Growth & Distribution Inv
  4. Vanguard Managed Payout Distribution Focus Inv
  5. Legg Mason Target Retirement A
  6. PIMCO Real Income 2019 A
  7. American Century LIVESTRONG Income Inv
  8. Fidelity Income Replacement 2042
  9. TIAA-CREF Lifecycle Retire Income Retail
  10. Schwab Monthly Income Mod Payout
The 10 Top Performer Foreign Large Blend Stock Mutual Funds 2011
  1. Artisan International Inv
  2. Virtus International Equity A
  3. American Century Intl Core Equity Inv
  4. GMO International Growth Equity III
  5. Vantagepoint International
  6. Lazard International Equity Open
  7. JHancock3 International Growth A
  8. Lazard International Equity Sel Open
  9. MainStay 130/30 International Inv
  10. Cambiar International Equity Inv
The 10 Top Performer Short Term Bond Mutual Funds July 2011
  1. Virtus Multi-Sector S/T Bd A
  2. Thornburg Limited-Term Income A THIFX
  3. Thompson Plumb Bond
  4. Metropolitan West Strategic Income I
  5. Vanguard Short-Term Corp Bd Idx Instl
  6. Columbia Limited Duration Credit A
  7. Prudential Short-Term Corporate Bd A
  8. Delaware Limited-Term Diversified Inc A
  9. DFA Short-Term Extended Quality Instl
  10. Maxim Short Duration Bond

Popular Closed End Funds

The Top Performer Closed End Funds CEF August 2011
  1. Cornerstone Total Return Fund
  2. Cornerstone Strategic Value
  3. PIMCO Corporate Opportunity
  4. Central Gold-Trust
  5. Pacholder High Yield
  6. PIMCO Corporate Income
  7. BlackRock PA Strategic Municipal
  8. Aberdeen Global Income Fund
  9. First Trust Strategic High Income
  10. Central Fund of Canada

Top Exchange Traded Funds

Top 40 Popular Exchange Traded Funds ETF 2011
  1. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
  2. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
  3. Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
  4. SPDR S&P 500
  5. Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
  6. Vanguard Total International Stock Index ETF
  7. SPDR Gold Shares
  8. iShares MSCI EAFE Index
  9. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index
  10. Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF

Canadian Mutual Funds

Top 10 Popular Canadian Mutual Funds 2012
  1. Fidelity Canadian Asset Allocation Series B
  2. Investors Dividend C
  3. RBC Canadian Dividend
  4. TD Canadian Bond - I
  5. CI Harbour Growth & Income
  6. RBC Monthly Income
  7. RBC Balanced
  8. RBC Select Conservative Portfolio
  9. RBC Bond
  10. CIBC Monthly Income
Note: I'll continue to update this list once I publish new top fund list.

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