SPECIAL REPORT : Special Report on Investments and Personal Finance

Today’s Business section marks the end of the first quarter with a special report on investments and personal finance. Times columnists and reporters have examined trends in business, financial markets and the economy to produce a pithy, useful guide to managing your money in the months ahead.

Inside is a review of the first quarter performance of more than 3,500 mutual funds--including first quarter, one-year, three-year and five-year returns--and an easy-to-read review of the best and worst performing funds and fund groups over the last three months.