How Mutual Funds are Priced

Many new investors see buying and selling mutual fund shares in the same light as buying and selling shares of stock . This is an inaccurate comparison for two ...[ read more ]

Do Large Investors buy Mutual Funds?

Many large investors use mutual funds to solve at least some of their investment problems. It's not at all unusual for big investors (whether corporate or priva...[ read more ]

Load or No-Load Mutual Funds?

A load mutual fund charges a sales commission for buying shares in the fund. These charges can be front-ended, back-ended, or both and can be quite substantial,...[ read more ]

Contrasting Mutual and Closed-End Funds

Although mutual funds and closed-end funds are both management companies, they're actually quite different from each other. Despite the fact that the financial ...[ read more ]

Money Market Accounts and Mutual Funds

Part 1: What They Are Money market accounts (MMAs) are bank savings accounts that generally pay a higher rate of return than regular savings accounts. Theyre in...[ read more ]

Advantages and Disadvantages of Mutual Funds

The popularity of mutual funds can be attributed to the numerous advantages that they afford investors, some of which are listed below: Diversification - Most f...[ read more ]

The Basics of Mutual Funds - : Major Benefits

Now that you know a little more about the origin of mutual funds (from Part 1 of this article series), we'll now look at some of the reasons why so many people ...[ read more ]

The Basics of Mutual Funds

The concept upon which mutual funds are based has likely been around since securities were created. Here's a simplified explanation of how they work. A group of...[ read more ]

Stock Market Pros and Cons - Investing

When you buy a lottery ticket, you're confident that the maximum amount that you can lose is limited to the price of the ticket. The same logic actually applies...[ read more ]

Types of Mutual Funds

There are basically three broad categories of mutual funds : those whose goal is to provide immediate income, those oriented toward long-term growth or capital ...[ read more ]

Keep Watch over your Investments

Risk can creep up on even vigilant investors. For instance, your holdings in a retirement plan may grow more quickly than you realize, particularly if you make ...[ read more ]

How Globalization affects U.S. Companies

The notion of a global marketplace is no longer a trend of the future it's here now. No longer are corporate behemoths such as Coca-Cola, Ford or Sony the only ...[ read more ]