Rekenthaler Report

At some point, investors will stop looking at the bright side.

Corporate executives who huckster their stocks rather than run their businesses are a bigger concern than high-frequency trading.

Lessons from last year’s sales champions.

The SEC's acceptance of "clean shares" could usher in a simpler fund-pricing scheme.

Investors with smaller accounts who buy funds, stash them away, and then largely forget about them will be served well by T shares.

They performed well--but not well enough.

T shares won't immediately revolutionize the financial-advisory industry but will ultimately be a positive for investors.

It's difficult for mutual fund producers to lose a lawsuit, but it's a different story for corporate buyers.

Buyer beware when investment marketers give performance comparisons.

How the rest of the industry can compete against the Vanguard juggernaut.

There is a difference between appreciating that some investments require patience and praising the fault of intransigence.

These funds have confused investors from start to finish.

There are times—many times—in which bonds can be more dangerous than stocks.

Noncore funds have been used poorly for years, but there are signs of hope.

Non-core bonds can be prudent and profitable--but they are not for the unwary.

Accepting indexlike performance without having indexlike costs is not a winning hand.

Progress has not been their friend.

Removing the company from company-sponsored plans.

The present (and future) of the fund industry: Investors are no longer willing to rely on fund-industry assurances.

Putting expense ratios into context.