...you make on the upside, it's what you don't lose on the downside," said Neil Hennessy, the group's president and portfolio manager. "When you're starting out you can take the volatility, you're fine. But as you build a nest egg...

...the index. "You never know the thinking behind the choices they make with the Dow, said Neil Hennessey, president and portfolio manager of Hennessey Funds. "Back in 1999, the stocks that they took off, from that point on through last night's...

...into consumer spending. Despite a clouded holiday retail sales outlook, Steve Neimeth, the senior vice president and portfolio manager for AIG SunAmerica, said the broader picture remains positive. "Bottom line, the consumer is extremely...

...favorable. But we don't anticipate anything earth-shattering so quickly." John C. Forelli, senior vice president and portfolio manager for Independence Investments in Boston, agreed. "I suspect that much of the caution revolves around the...

...by 0.15 percent over the last three years, according to Morningstar. John Schniedwind, a senior vice-president and portfolio manager at American Century, attributed the fund's recent lackluster performance to a dismal first quarter of 1999...