Gold •141 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 969.90 | -0.60 | -0.06% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 69.67 | -0.43 | -0.61% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.041 | -0.018 | -0.89% | |
Ethanol •141 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •141 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 141 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 141 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 73.77 | -0.46 | -0.62% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.171 | -0.168 | -5.03% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.252 | -0.023 | -1.00% |
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Mutual Fund Research Newsletter is a free newsletter which began publication in 1999. It has become one of the most popular mutual fund newsletters on the Internet, as shown on the Alexa.com "Top Sites" page for Mutual Funds News and Media Newsletter websites. Tom Madell, the Publisher, is a researcher/writer whose investing articles have appeared on hundreds of websites, including the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, and in the international media.
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