Suggestions for improving our reporting and making it more useful would be welcomed. Make one decision, once. Systematic Returns Are Different from Lump Sum Investment Returns. The 1997 Report. How the top 25 funds fared in the 5 year period ending December 31,1997.
Vanguard gains positions and dominates the list.
Benefits attorney and 401k plan record keeper Brooks Hamilton examines the distribution of returns in 401k plans and finds that those at the bottom aren't going to make it. Lessons from a Tough Quarter. Then you need to read this. Written in early 1997, it's a Worth column on how the employer match keeps you from losing money.