http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/charles_jaffe RSS Feed for Inq Col Charles Jaffe en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:01:27 GMT http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/charles_jaffe/20091122_Charles_A__Jaffe__What_fund_companies_say_vs__what_they_really_mean.html My friend Keith works for a big mutual fund company and assumes I hate mutual funds because I "always write about the things we do wrong." http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/charles_jaffe/20091108_Charles_A__Jaffe__New_rule_will_change_the_way_funds_are_sold.html Congress didn't actually vote to end the confusion over mutual fund share classes last week, but it took a step that ultimately could go a long way to simplifying how investors buy and sell fund shares. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/charles_jaffe/20091004_Charles_A__Jaffe__Settling_for_good_enough_instead_of_stretching_for_better.html The credo for how mutual funds are run should be "If better is possible, good is not enough." Instead, it seems to be simply "Good is enough." http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/charles_jaffe/20090830_Charles_A__Jaffe__College_savers_aren_t_using_their_newfound_freedom.html It is hard to believe that consumers are not taking advantage of every bit of relief offered by the government, but when it comes to a change that was made to the rules for 529 college-savings plans for 2009, it is clear either nobody noticed the news or nobody cared. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/charles_jaffe/5974406.html