U.S. Global Investors Wins Awards for Investor Education

Author: Frank Holmes
Date Posted: March 20, 2014 Read time: 1 min

U.S. Global Investors was recently recognized for excellence in investor communications and education with six STAR Awards from the Mutual Fund Education Alliance (MFEA).

U.S. Global’s weekly analysis of global markets—the Investor Alert—won the award for top eNewsletter for retail communication. Its sister publication—the Advisor Alert—took the top spot for eNewsletters geared toward financial advisors.

For the third-straight year, the Shareholder Report won the award for best printed shareholder magazine. Mailed quarterly to each fund shareholder, the Shareholder Report highlights trends and stories in key areas around the world.

The Commodities and the Mean Reversion Principle, which highlights the rotation of performance for a basket of commodities, won the STAR Award in the Wild Card category for investors.

In addition, U.S. Global won STAR Awards for best online marketing campaign for “What’s Driving Gold?” and best advisor Web site.

The MFEA is a national industry association committed to investor education and dedicated to helping investors understand mutual funds. In its 13th year, the MFEA STAR Awards program is the only competition where mutual fund companies compete for honors in communications. The judging in the competition is by industry peers.