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What Your Broker Doesn't Want You To Know About Your Mutual Funds!
Many investors get sucked in by the hype that some mutual fund companies propagate. Even though the regulators require most mutual fund advertising and brochures to include the infamous phrase, “Past performance is no guarantee of future results” guess ...
Your Mutual Fund and Tax Consequences
If you own a mutual fund as a regular savings account, you may be subject to paying taxes on your mutual fund. If you had a substantial income or capital gain distribution, you may have substantial taxes.Mutual funds that buy and then sell securities ...
The Nasty Truth About Mutual Funds Investing
Here are some facts that might make many fund investors question why they have chosen to invest in funds at all. According to John Bogle, former CEO of Vanguard Funds, one of the most trusted authorities on investing in mutual funds and a strong advocate ...
The Past Does Not Equal The Future: Mutual Fund Returns!
A way that investors get ripped off and in a sense rip themselves off is based on the culture of performance in the mutual fund industry. If you stop and think about it there is absolutely no reason that the past has to equal the future. If you have not ...
The Skinny on Mutual Fund Investing
Mutual fund investing is a lot like Thai cooking. Everyone has heard of it, most know a little something about it, but very few actually know how to do it and do it well. To invest in mutual funds wisely, it is important to have a good grasp on what ...
The Top 10 Reasons to Invest in Mutual Funds
Everyone who follows the financial news has heard of mutual funds and knows the stock market has generally risen (with various ups-and-downs) for over 200 years. In fact, by most measures, the stock market has made more money for more people, and done it ...
Understand the Working of Mutual Funds
Half of all the households in America invest in mutual funds. For most people mutual fund investment is better than keeping money in the bank. Mutual funds are companies that invest money in stocks, bonds and other securities. When you buy mutual funds ...
Understanding Mutual Fund Classes: Not Always as Easy as A, B, C
Before you buy a mutual fund, you'll want to do some research. What is the fund's investment philosophy? Who manages it? How diversified are its holdings? Then, after you've done your homework, you'll have to use it for the right class. Specifically, you ...
Understanding Mutual Funds: Part I
Many find investing to be something of a mystery. Should you buy stocks, bonds, T-bills or real estate? It seems that for every person that gets rich investing in one spot a hundred others lose a fortune. In an age where you are constantly hearing ...
Understanding Mutual Funds: Part II
Now that we understand the types of funds that are available (from Understanding Mutual Funds Part I) it's time to look under the hood and understand one of the most integral parts of a fund: the expense ratio. Most people do not understand what expenses ...
Understanding Mutual Funds: Part III
Now you know what a mutual fund is and how it works from: Understanding Mutual Funds I & II. It's time to choose your funds, wether investing on your own or within an employer sponsored plan (i.e. a 401(k), 403(b), 457 or simple IRA to name a few). You ...
Understanding The Basics of Mutual Funds
When investing in the stock market there are a growing number of ways to actually get your money in to play. Traditionally this involved buying individual shares of a company through one of the world’s many stock exchanges. With a mutual fund you are ...
What a Mutual Fund Can not Provide You
Stock vs Mutual fundsAre you looking for something that you want to commit to? Something that provides a real business engagement, than you should invest in stock.Mutual funds are great. They help you spread your risk. They provide rest overnight. You can ...
What Are Mutual Funds Loads?
Loads are the most talked about fees that mutual funds charge. A "load" on a mutual fund is just another way of saying that the fund charges a sales commission for purchase, sale, or both. There are funds that charge loads and there are funds that do not ...
What Are Mutual Funds?
Mutual funds are very popular. In fact, they are the one of the most popular investments on the market today. What does that mean in numbers? There are over 10,000 different funds with over $4 trillion in investments!!Why are they so popular? For some, it ...

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