How (NOT) to Buy Mutual Funds

When it comes to mutual funds, there is a lot more to success than just finding a good one. Sad investment stories like the following are all too common. I hope my sharing it with you will help you avoid making the same devastating financial mistake one of my former clients made.
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Going global through mutual funds

There are more than 13500 different publicly traded companies in the world today, and there are over 700 more companies expected to go public within a year. In addition, every major developed country offers investors various bonds to invest in. All of this makes for a lot of different investments and plenty of choice. Investors [...]

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No Load Mutual Funds: Investment Hype vs. Investment Help

With the internet such a huge part of our daily lives, many investors have access to a wide range of instant investment information.
Whether youre into stocks, bonds, mutual funds, futures or options, there are tons of electronic investment newsletters offering to turn your small stake into a giant fortune. All you need to do is [...]

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How to Invest in Mutual Funds

If you are into investments but you don’t want to invest in one kind of stock or another, perhaps you would rather invest in a mutual fund. With mutual funds you can diversify, meaning you can buy more than one kind of stock. By diversifying you reduce the risks without losing your returns.
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Invest In Mutual Funds And Let Someone Else Do The Work

Deciding to risk your money in an investment is a big decision, however a decision that can also have big returns while minimizing the risk as well. So, if you are interested in saving for the future and making more money from an investment, then you should definitely consider the many benefits offered to investors [...]

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Introduction to Money Market Mutual Funds

Since money market instruments such as Treasury bills (T-bills) and certificates of deposit (CDs) require initial investments that only the wealthiest of investors can undertake, individual retail investors interested in the money market are limited to money market mutual funds, which don′t require initial outlays of tens (or even hundreds) of thousands of dollars. That [...]

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Dirty Secrets About Mutual Funds

This essay is to enlighten investors on what they are getting into if they are relying on mutual funds as a way to provide for their financial freedom at the time of retirement.
Due to the complexities of following stocks and finding competent money management, unless you are a multi-millionaire, many Americans have turned to the [...]

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Mutual Funds vs Stocks, What’s Your Investment?

With so many options out there for the individual investor, it is sometimes difficult to determine which investments are right for you. The key to having a long-term, stable and profitable portfolio is to diversify your investments. For many investors the process of diversification includes investing in both mutual funds and stocks. The best course [...]

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Most Actively-Managed Mutual Funds Fail To Beat The Market

Most investors attempt to beat the market at some point in their investing career. Some investors delve into picking individual stocks and others try market timing, but the most common way new investors try to beat the market is buying actively-managed mutual funds. Many people think by looking at a fund manager’s past record or [...]

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