The Best Mutual Fund Managers 2004 Here are the winners of the second annual Standard&Poor's/BusinessWeek Excellence in Fund Management Awards An Adventurer's Daring Pays Off Daniel Boone III's socially responsible equity fund leaves the S&P's five-year returns in the dust Online Extra: Q&A with Daniel Boone Calvert Social Investment Equity Fund's manager says "there's a lot of overlap" in outfits that meet its social and financial criteria Making A Habit Of Performance How Dan Fuss plans to maintain his fund's returns despite the weak dollar and possible higher rates Online Extra: Q&A with Daniel Fuss The man at the helm of the Managers Bond Fund talks about the strategies that have kept the portfolio in the green No Stars, Stellar Work Dodge & Cox funds rely on picks by committee A Bargain Hunter With A Wide Scope Bill Fries weaves many investing disciplines together at the Thornburg Value Fund Online Extra: Q&A with Bill Fries The Thornburg Value Fund's manager says he adds some growth picks to his portfolio to create "a product that's good for all seasons" The View From The Winner's Circle Here's where the repeat all-star fund managers are staking their money in 2004 Online Extra: Q&A with Jeffrey Gundlach The co-manager of TCW Galileo Total Return Bond Fund says "by concentrating in mortgages, we have an edge over more diversified funds" Online Extra: Q&A with Bill Miller The chief of the Legg Mason Value Trust Fund shares his insights on how to weigh risk, what's ahead for the economy, and social behavior Online Extra: Q&A with Riad Younes The manager of the Julius Baer International Equity Fund talks about the sugar high of the U.S. economy and which countries look strong long term Interactive Mutual Fund Scoreboard This is the online version of one of BusinessWeek's most popular investor features. Check the performance of your funds or search for portfolios that fit your needs Online Extra: Lower-Risk Funds Flourish in February Value portfolios and those focused on defensive sectors performed well amid worries about the recovery, high valuations, and inflation
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