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'One fund in 1,700 made money in '08'

That unhappy headline from the Wall Street Journal is a memorable summary of the worst year in the market since the late 1930s.

What was the one diversified U.S.-stock fund that made money in 2008? The tiny ($50.2 million) Forester Value Fund, which posted a return of 0.4%.

A WSJ graphic showing the average total return of diversified U.S.-stock funds is here.

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