Fidelity's chairman still relentlessly pushes change. The latest: Employing a big team of managers to run funds.

  Mark Motley, 51, co-founder of a Cincinnati investment advisory firm, has spent a substantial part of his time the past two and a half years producing an independent film backed by his clients' money and his own.

  This fund has taken off since it gained a new manager and new strategy earlier this year.

  As shares of the software giant hit levels not seen since 2001, analysts say the stock will climb even higher.

  The new T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East fund gives investors access to stock exchanges that only recently opened to foreign investors.

  Despite a recall of one of its medical devices, our pick for the best stock to own for the coming year still is a relatively safe investment.

  Any money you might need in the next three years, especially for a known goal, should not be in stocks.