The World's Most Powerful Women
The globe's female leaders in business, politics and nonprofits.

#1 Angela Merkel
With $3.3 trillion in GDP, Germany is Europe9s biggest economy, and Merkel9s reforms are sparking a rebound, with unemployment falling (although consumer confidence just hit a five-year low).

#54 Amy Pascal
Responsible for all aspects of the studio's business, including marketing, distribution and home entertainment.

#48 Amy Woods Brinkley
It's a tough time to be in risk management; Brinkley, 52, has been tested this year as her bank and its competitors deal with the worldwide credit crisis.

#51 Ana Patricia Botin
Banking is in the blood of this Harvard-educated economist, who heads the retail subsidiary of leading Spanish bank Santander, founded by her great-great grandfather in 1857.

Historical Sector Performance Charts
Performance period charts for the nine types of mutual funds covered in our 2008 Mutual Fund Survey.

The Big, Bad News
The 25 largest fund families have little to brag about in their overall results for the past decade.

Fund Fundamentals
Tips to help you maximize your profits, whether you are new to fund investing or an experienced investor.

2008 Mutual Fund Survey
Our exclusive performance grades reflect each fund's relative-to-market performance against its peers.

2008 Mutual Fund Survey
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