
their success. Funds known for following this moderate-earnings-growth strategy include Aston/Montag & Caldwell Growth MCGFX and Dreyfus Appreciation DGAGX. Shades of Blend Although some of the best-known mutual fund managers use either growth or
This mutual fund's disciplined growth strategy has been a long-term winner.
anything else. About 60% of this fund's assets are in a stock portion that's a clone of Aston/Montag & Caldwell Growth MCGFX , a fine fund with a strong long-term record. Although that is a growth fund, the emphasis is very much on stability and
stocks. That range gives the ability to perform well in a variety of market environments. ABN AMRO/Montag & Caldwell Growth MCGFX Although growth funds can be dicey "first funds," as they're often too volatile to serve as stand-alone offerings, this
hold investor with a long-term investing approach, this fund comfortably fits the bill. Aston/Montag & Caldwell Growth MCGFX Investors should not be deterred by this fund's recent slip in performance. While it tends to underperform during the early
ABN AMRO's Canakaris Likes Pfizer, Procter & Gamble Ron Canakaris, longtime skipper of ABN AMRO/Montag & Caldwell Growth MCGFX and Enterprise Growth ENGRX, casts his lot with the market's biggest stocks, favoring those with reasonable valuations and
American Funds Growth Fund of Amer AGTHX 53.74 93 American Funds New Economy ANEFX 77.57 23 Aston/Montag & Caldwell Growth MCGFX 73.20 35 Brandywine Blue BLUEX 78.80 20 Bridgeway Large-Cap Growth BRLGX 68.07 52 Calamos Growth CVGRX 76.84 25 CGM
and his team, who manage the stock sleeve of this portfolio, also run longtime Analyst Pick Aston/Montag & Caldwell Growth MCGFX . Yet it's a pricey balanced fund, with expenses of 1.26% versus a no-load, moderate-allocation category norm of
uncertainty , properly used , can produce above - average returns . " Don't Change Your Stripes Aston / Montag & Caldwell Growth MCGFX manager Ron Canakaris , who favors high - quality growth stocks , says 2009 showed that momentum - fueled , speculative markets
its current management. About 60% of this fund consists of a stock portfolio that mirrors Aston/Montag & Caldwell Growth MCGFX , managed by Ron Canakaris and his team, and the other 40% consists of a bond portfolio managed by a team at Taplin, Canida