Feature Perspective
Alger White Paper: Seeking Shelter from the Storm
August 26, 2008 —The greatest challenge facing investors today is trying to successfully navigate a declining stock market during a period of increasing fears of both a recession and inflation. While it is still too early to say if we are currently in a recession, there is much to learn from previous recessions that can be applied today. more
Tech Titans Down, Far From Out
August 4, 2008 — Microsoft, Apple and Google are down significantly this year, but Andrew Silverberg, Portfolio Manager for the Alger LargeCap Growth Fund, says that there is tremendous opportunity for these technology companies to rebound. more
Economic Crosscurrents
August 4, 2008 — Amid these turbulent times, are there opportunities in the market? "At Alger, we don't try to predict short-term movements in the market, and we really focus on companies that are experiencing dynamic change," says Senior Vice President Andrew Silverberg in this CNBC interview. more
Alger Q&As:
Dan Chung Discusses the Alger MidCap Growth Fund
July 25, 2008 — "Small companies solving big problems are growing fast, and making the companies bigger as a result. It's gratifying to capture so much more of their growth cycle." In this interview, Alger Chief Investment Officer, Dan Chung talks about the fund and the outlook for mid-cap investing. more | learn more about the Alger MidCap Growth Fund
Dan Chung Discusses His Role as CIO
July 25, 2008 — "My roles as portfolio manager and CIO are almost
indistinguishable in terms of ensuring that the process and investing culture remain true to the Alger way," says Alger Chief Investment Officer, Dan Chung. more
Fred Alger Management Announces Mutual Fund Family Brand Consolidation
June 27, 2008 — Fred Alger Management, Inc. today announced several changes to its mutual fund line-up. Chief among them is the consolidation of all of the open-end mutual funds under the "Alger" brand, with the impending changes expected to be completed in September. These actions include the integration of the Spectra family of no-load funds into The Alger Family of Funds. more
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Elizabeth Clapp to Join Alger as Senior Vice President
Elizabeth Clapp will lead the existing team of Alger field salespeople responsible for calling on advisors and brokers throughout the U.S. more
David Farhadi, M.D. Joins Fred Alger Management
David Farhadi, M.D. takes on the role of Vice President, Senior Analyst/Co-Portfolio Manager for Alger covering the healthcare sector focusing on the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. more
Multi-Cap Investing
In the investment world, the ability to “go anywhere” differentiates the multiple capitalization portfolio. In our newest brochure, we describe some of the advantages of multi-cap investing. more
Investing in Small and Mid Caps Two asset classes, one new opportunity for investors. In this age of hybrids, the Alger SmallCap and MidCap Growth Fund (SMID) seeks to capitalize on the strengths of two cap sizes within a single portfolio.
View the SMID Brochure.
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- The Difference Between Share Classes
Learn the impact of different Alger Funds share classes and which one is likely to benefit you the most.
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- What We're Reading Some of our current reading choices for the interested investor. More
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