The AARP knows that long-term stock and bond investing is not gambling;instead of scare tactics,it should offerits members better services, more honesty, and less hypocrisy.

The use of soft dollars distorts reported expense ratios and undermines the goal of the House bill "Mutual Funds Integrity and Fee Transparency Act of 2003"to achieve greater transparency.

Putting independent chairmen at the helm of every mutual fund is a foolish measure which may, in the end, lead to higher fees and worse performance.

Contrary to popular belief, no evidence has convincingly linked mutual fund misconduct to insider chairmanship.

The case for owning mutual funds managed by actual human beings is getting weaker all the time.

How regulators are dragging downAmericans' 401(k)s.

William Donaldson has sided with the Democratic members of the SEC in a series of important split-vote decisions in favor of investment industry regulation of highly dubious merit.

Smart investors diversify, spreading their money around in a reasonable way to profit from the rises and avoid being crushed by the declines.