Columbia Seligman Communications & Information Fund (SLMCX)

Columbia Seligman Communications & Information fund is a domestic stock mutual fund. It focuses its investment in equities of technology companies.

Columbia Seligman Communications & Information Fund (MUTF: SLMCX)

The Columbia Seligman Communications & Information fund objective is to seek capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the mutual fund invests majority of its net assets (>80%) in securities of companies operating in the communications, information and related industries. Accordingly, it invests in companies operating in the information technology, telecommunications sectors, and media industry. The fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign investments.

Fund Profile

• Fund Inception Date: June 23, 1983
• Ticker Symbol: SLMCX
• CUSIP: 19766H429
• Beta (3yr): 1.02
• Rank in category (YTD): 89%
• Category: Technology
• Distribution: 0.00%
• Capital Gains: 0%
• Expense Ratio: 1.34%
• Net Assets: $ 3.32 billion
• Number of Years Up: 22 years
• Number of Years Down: 6 years
• Annual Turnover Rate: 38%

Update on 1/29/2012

Best Performing Mid Cap Value Mutual Funds January 2013

Best performing mid cap value mutual funds January 2013 are Legg Mason Cap Management Opportunity, Oceanstone Fund, Fidelity Value, etc.

Best Performing Mid Cap Value Mutual Funds 2013

These mid cap value mutual funds may invest in undervalued medium size companies or a mix of small-, mid-, and large-cap value stocks. The U.S. mid cap market capitalization range falls between $1 billion-$10 billion. Value stocks mean that the stocks are less expensive than the market based on the valuation and slow growth.

This top performer list is sorted based on its 1 year performance up to January 2013. You can find the fund review and information. Other data such as expense ratio, yield, management, top stocks, top sectors, sales load, and risks can be found below.

Best performing mid cap value mutual funds January 2013 are:

1. Legg Mason Cap Management Opportunity Fund (LGOAX)
2. Hotchkis and Wiley Mid-Cap Value Fund (HWMAX)
3. Oceanstone Fund (OSFDX)
4. Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund (PYSAX)
5. Hartford Mid Cap Value Fund (HMVAX)
6. Fidelity Value Fund (FDVLX)
7. Rydex S&P 500 Pure Value Fund (RYLVX)
8. VALIC Company II Mid Cap Value Fund (VMCVX)
9. RidgeWorth Mid-Cap Value Equity Fund (SAMVX)

Updated on 1/26/2013

Best Fidelity Mutual Funds 2013

Best Fidelity mutual funds 2013; top stock, bond, balanced mutual funds by Fidelity Investments. The 26 top mutual funds 2013 include Fidelity GNMA Fund, Fidelity Capital Appreciation, Fidelity Small Cap Discovery, Fidelity Municipal Income Fund, etc.

Popular Mutual Funds

Fidelity Investments is one of the popular mutual fund providers. It has more than $1.3 trillion in assets. There are more than 430 funds to choose from. It also offers exchange traded funds, brokerage service, financial management, stocks, etc.

These best Fidelity mutual funds for 2013 are selected based on its performance history and transaction fee. These Fidelity fund don’t have a sales load and transaction fee. The funds are ranked with 5 star rating by Morningstar. You may find the fund review below and other fund information.

You can buy these funds for your retirement account (401k or IRA) and regular brokerage account. The minimum initial investment is typically $2,500.

Fidelity Funds

The 26 best Fidelity Mutual Funds 2013 are:

1. Fidelity GNMA Fund
2. Fidelity Select Chemicals Fund
3. Fidelity Select IT Services Fund
4. Fidelity Select Materials Fund
5. Fidelity Select Retailing Fund
6. Fidelity Focused Stock Fund
7. Fidelity Capital Appreciation Fund
8. Fidelity Growth Company Fund
9. Fidelity Select Biotechnology Fund
10. Fidelity Small Cap Discovery Fund
11. Fidelity Contrafund
12. Fidelity Intermediate Municipal Income Fund
13. Fidelity Floating Rate High Income Fund
14. Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund

Top Performing Emerging Markets Bond Mutual Funds January 2013

Top performing emerging markets bond mutual funds January 2013 are GMO Emerging Country Debt III, Transamerica Emerging Markets Debt fund, etc.

Top Performing Emerging Markets Bond Mutual Funds 2013

Emerging markets bond mutual fund is part of taxable bond fund category. This fund invests mostly in foreign bonds from emerging market or developing countries. The emerging markets bond market mostly comes from Latin America, Eastern Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia. It provides higher yield in term of interest income for investors than typical domestic bond fund.

These best performing emerging markets bond mutual funds are sorted based on its performance in 2012. You can find other fund information such as objective, share price, expense ratio, sales load, Morningstar rating, top holding, maturity, etc.

The top performing emerging markets bond mutual funds January 2013 are:

1. GMO Emerging Country Debt III
2. Transamerica Emerging Markets Debt Fund
3. TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund
4. Hartford Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund
5. Ashmore Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Fund
6. Goldman Sachs Local Emerging Markets Debt Fund
7. Columbia Emerging Markets Bond Fund
8. JPMorgan Emerging Markets Debt Fund
9. Fidelity New Markets Income Fund
10. BlackRock Emerging Market Local Debt Fund

Updated on 1/24/2013

Best Mutual Funds for 2013

The 8 best mutual funds for 2013 are Vanguard Equity-Income Fund, DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund, T. Rowe Price New Horizons, Harbor Real Return Fund, etc.

Top Mutual Funds

To invest in mutual fund, my advice is simple. Find the no load and low expense fee mutual funds, and ignore the stock market. Also, you may need to diversify through different market sectors such as bond or stock funds. I have chosen these best mutual funds for 2013. Whether it is a bear market or bull market, these top funds should provide great return for 2013 and beyond.

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You can choose these best mutual funds for your brokerage account or retirement account. Some of these funds may be good retirement income source as well. The minimum requirement to invest is as little as $1,000. If you have limited funding, I would suggest investing in the balanced funds such as Mairs & Power Balanced Fund or Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund. These balanced funds invest in equities, fixed income, and money market fund.

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)

Updated on 1/20/2013

Best Performing Large Blend Mutual Funds January 2013

The best performing large blend mutual funds January 2013 are Smead Value fund, PIMCO Fundamental IndexPLUS TR, Janus Contrarian, Vanguard Capital Value, etc.

Large Blend Funds

As one of the domestic stock fund categories, large blend mutual fund invests mainly in equities of U.S. companies with large capitalization. It invests in neither growth nor value characteristics. The U.S. large-cap companies have market capitalization range more than $10 billion. It is similar to those of the S&P 500 Index.

The list is compiled based on the fund performance in 2012. The top fund means it managed to rank in top 1% in this mid-cap blend category. You can find other fund information such as expense ratio, review, management, risk, top holdings, fund sector, etc.

Top Stock Mutual Funds

Best performing large blend mutual funds January 2013 are:

1. Smead Value Investor
2. PIMCO Fundamental IndexPLUS TR A
3. PIMCO StocksPLUS Total Return A
4. Janus Contrarian A
5. Vanguard Capital Value Inv
6. Mairs & Power Growth Inv
7. Touchstone Focused A
8. Oakmark Select I
9. Metropolitan West AlphaTrak 500
10. Oakmark Select II

Updated on 1/19/2013

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund (PGNAX)

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund (Ticker: PGNAX) is one of the best equity sector mutual funds. It invests mainly in stock of natural resource companies.

Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund (PGNAX)

The investment objective of Prudential Jennison Natural Resources Fund is to seek long-term capital growth. The mutual fund utilizes its assets to purchase equity securities of natural resource companies and in asset-based securities. Natural resource companies are U.S. and foreign (non-U.S. based) companies that own, explore, mine, process or otherwise develop, or provide goods and services with respect to, natural resources. Asset-based securities are stocks, the values of which are related to the market value of a natural resource. It mainly invests in common stocks. It is non-diversified.

Fund Profile

• Fund Inception Date: 10/21/1990
• Ticker Symbol: PGNAX
• CUSIP: 74441K107
• Beta (3yr): 1.36
• Rank in category (YTD): 84%
• Category: Natural Resources
• Distribution: 0.00%
• Capital Gains: 0%
• Expense Ratio: 1.16%
• Net Assets: $ 4.59 billion
• Number of Years Up: 15 years
• Number of Years Down: 6 years
• Annual Turnover Rate: 34%

Updated on 1/19/2013