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The article focuses on the exceptional performance of actively managed stock mutual funds in January, marking the best January since 1991, outperforming market indexes by less than a percentage point and raising questions about the potential longevity of this trend.

The article focuses on the impact on the global stocks of the increase in the interest rate in the U.S. Federal Reserve and the debt crisis in Greece. Topics include the decline in stocks of the Standard & Poor's 500 (S&P 500) stock index, the increase in the returns on assets of stock funds in Europe, and a referendum called by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to creditors.

Presents a chart depicting the rate of mutual funds in the U.S. as of February 2005.

Presents data on closed-end funds as of the quarter ended December 31, 2004. General equity funds; Special equity funds; Preferred stock funds; Convertible securities funds; World equity funds; U.S. government funds; U.S. mortgage bond funds; Investment grade bond funds; High yield bond funds; Other domestic taxable bond funds; World income funds; National municipal bond funds; Single state municipal funds.

Presents comparative data on specialized stock funds as of the end of the final quarter of 2004. Leaders and laggards during the quarter, during the twelve months, and over five years.

Presents comparative data on international stock funds as of the end of the final quarter of 2004. Leaders and laggards during the quarter, during the twelve months, and over five years.

Presents data on the performance of mutual funds during the quarter ended December 31, 2004. Domestic general stock funds; Domestic specialized stock funds; International stock funds; General bond funds; Government bond funds; Specialized bond funds; Municipal bond funds.

Presents comparative data on United States general stock funds as of the end of the final quarter of 2004. Leaders and laggards during the quarter, during the twelve months, and over five years.

Reports that 2004 was the first time in more than a decade that stock mutual funds posted gains that were in line with the historical rate of return for equities. View of Standard & Poor's executive Philip Edwards that the markets have begun to normalize with volatility bleeding out; Year-end rally for stocks; Particularly strong performance of international stock funds, with the decline of the American dollar as a factor; Prospects for a third year of growth in 2005.

Presents data on the best- and worst-performing United States stock funds during the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2004. Rydex Velocity; Reynolds Fund; J.P. Morgan; Caldwell & Orkin.

Presents data on mutual funds for the week ended January 7, 2005. Domestic general stock funds; Domestic specialized stock funds; International stock funds; General bond funds; Government bond funds; Specialized bond funds; Municipal bond funds.

Presents data on stock mutual funds with the most assets under management as of the week ended January 7, 2005. Assets; Fund; Return.

Presents data on the performance of the mutual funds market in the United States, as of December 31, 2004.

Presents charts showing the performance of closed-end funds in the United States on December 23, 2004. Fund names; Stock exchanges; Net asset values; Market price; Percentage difference; Equity funds; Stock funds; Securities funds; Municipal bond funds; World income funds.

Presents charts showing the weekly performance of stock funds, bond funds and municipal bond funds in the United States during the week ended December 23, 2004. Year-to-date returns; Net asset values; Ratings.

Lists stock mutual funds in the United States with the most assets under management, as of December 12, 2004. Vanguard 500 Index; Fidelity Magellan; American Funds Investment Co. of America A; Dodge & Cox Stock, Rate of Return.

Provides information on the performance of world stocks as of November 11, 2004. MSCI World Index; Closing price; Points; Local currencies; Dollars.

Reports that John C. Malone has made news when his Liberty Media Corp. has announced that it might increase its voting stake in News Corp. through a complex stock swap. Focus of another Malone property Liberty Media International on UnitedGlobalCom; Speculation on Malone's plan to purchase the whole of UnitedGlobalCom.

Reports on stock mutual funds with the most assets under management for the week September 11-17, 2004. Assets; Rate of return.

Reports on the performance of various closed-end funds for the week September 11-17, 2004. Equity funds; Preferred stock funds; World income funds; Municipal bond funds.

Reports on the performance of various stock and bond funds for the week September 11-17, 2004. Municipal bond funds; Government bond funds; Domestic general stock funds; International stock funds.

Presents data on mutual funds as of September 13, 2004. Fund name; Yield.

Presents an update on the performance of closed-end funds in the United States for the week ended September 10, 2004.

Presents an update on the performance of domestic and international stock and bond funds for the week ended September 10, 2004. Specialized bond funds; Municipal bond funds; Domestic general stock funds; International specialized stock funds; Government bond funds.

Provides data showing the performance of stock mutual funds in the United States with the most assets under management for the week of September 6 to 10, 2004.

Presents a graph showing the performance of closed-end funds listed in U.S. stock markets for the trading week ended August 13, 2004. Net asset value and market price of the different general equity funds, specialized equity funds, preferred stock funds, convertible securities funds, bond funds, world income funds and single state municipal bond funds.

Presents a graph showing the performance of mutual funds listed in Nasdaq market for the trading week ended August 13, 2004. ABN Amro; RSI Retirement Trust; Pitcairn; Neuberger Berman; Schroder Capital; Seligman; Bogle Investment Management; Fifth Third; Salomon Brothers; Others.

Lists stock mutual funds with the most assets under management as of August 15, 2004. Fidelity Magellan; American Funds Investment Co. of America; Fidelity Contrafund; Dodge and Cox Stock; American Fund Inc. of America; Others.

Reports on why fund managers are moving to the sidelines rather than chase stocks they consider are overvalued. Comparison of stock mutual funds with a value orientation; Decision of David Winters, chief investment officer of Franklin Templeton's Mutual Series funds, to invest in European stocks; Implication of the managers' inability to find undervalued stocks for fund and institutional investors.

Presents charts on the performance of closed-end funds in the United States on July 30, 2004. General equity funds; Specialized equity funds; Single state municipal bond funds; Preferred stock funds; Convertible securities funds; Bond funds.

Presents charts on the performance of mutual funds in the United States for the week ended July 30, 2004. Domestic general stock funds; General bond funds; Government bond funds; Municipal bond funds.

Lists U.S. stock mutual funds with the most assets under management as of July 30, 2004.

Presents an overview of stock market activity and performance in the U.S. for the week ended July 23, 2004. Domestic general stock funds; Domestic specialized stock funds; International stock funds; General bond funds; Government bond funds; Municipal bond funds.

Presents an overview of stock mutual funds with the most assets under management in the U.S. ranked as of July 2004. Vanguard 500 Index; Fidelity Magellan; Amer Funds Investment Co. of America; Vanguard Institutional Index.

Presents a chart tabulating the performance or rate of return of various types of mutual funds in the United States in the second quarter of 2004. Domestic general stock funds; International stock funds; General bond funds; Government bond funds; Municipal bond funds.

Reveals the best- and worst-performing stock funds in the United States in the second quarter of 2004. Rates of return for the quarter and in the past 12 months.

Reveals the threats to the profitable performance of domestic stock funds in the United States in the second half of 2004. U.S. Federal Reserve Board's decision to raise interest rates; Concerns about inflation; Investors' insistence on putting their money in the stock market despite a slowdown of rates of return.

Compares average rates of return of different categories of mutual funds in the United States for the second quarter of 2004. Domestic stock funds; International stocks; Taxable bonds; Municipal bonds.

Presents charts tabulating mutual fund performance in the United States in the week ended July 2, 2004. Average one-week rate of return (ROR); Previous periods' ROR; Stock funds; Bond funds; Government bond funds; Municipal bond funds.

Reports on the results of the financial report conducted by the Investment Company Institute regarding the mutual fund industry citing a gain in stock mutual funds and an increase in net withdrawals from bond funds.

Presents a table showing the performance of different funds for the week ended June 25, 2004. Domestic general stock funds; Domestic specialized stock funds; International stock funds; General bond funds; Government bond funds; Specialized bond funds; Municipal bond funds.

Provides data on late stock trading in New York as of June 22, 2004. List of the 30 most active stocks; Reflection of the activity during the regular day and late trading; Changes in New York Stock Exchange volume.

Presents data on mutual funds as of June 21, 2004. Fund family; Yield.

Presents the weekly performances of various stock and bond funds for the week ending June 18, 2004. Domestic general stock funds; Domestic specialized stock funds; International stock funds; General bond funds; Specialized bond funds; Municipal bond funds; Fund type; Average single week returns; Year-to-date, single and four week returns.

Presents the results of the mutual funds stocks at the end of the consolidated trading on June 18, 2004. Fund family, Fund name; Investment objective; Performance ratings; Single week returns, Net Asset Value; Total return for year to date; One and four-week total returns.

Presents a table indicating the performance of mutual funds in the United States as of May 17, 2004. Largest world stock funds; Leaders over one year; Laggards over one year; Net asset value of the shares; One-day total return; Total return, year-to-date; Calculations of total return assume reinvestment of all distributions.

Presents a table indicating the performance of mutual funds in the United States on Wednesday, April 21, 2004. Mosaic; Muklenkamp; Munder Funds; Mutual Series; N/I Numeric Investor; Nations; North Country; Nuveen; Navellier; Needham; Neuberger Berman; New Century; Nicholas; Nicholas-Applegate; Principal Investors; Provident Inv Coun; Prudent Bear; Quant; RBB; RSI Retirement Trust; Rainier; Regions Morgan Keega; Rockland; Russell; Russell LifePoints; Rydex; SAFECO; STI Classic.

Presents a chart depicting data on the market indicators for mutual fund investments in the U.S. List of mutual fund groups; Data on the net asset value of various securities; Information on the daily return rate of the securities.

The article reports rise in number of stock mutual funds and exchange-traded funds specializing in the green- or clean-energy industry. It suggests investors to invest in companies like generators of solar and wind power and their suppliers, and makers of LED light bulbs, electric cars and automobile batteries. It cites a report of the International Energy Agency which states that demand for renewable energy is surging.