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- Mutual funds consists of a pool of investors that place money in various financial instruments
- To invest in a mutual fund you must purchase shares from the fund itself, you can't buy shares from secondary markets like the NASDAQ or the NYSE
- To sell shares you must sell it back to the fund
- Mutual funds charge a management fee
- Mutual funds are regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Mutual Funds are professionally managed investment funds, which invest in stocks, bonds and other financial instruments. Mutual funds are considered "investment companies," or a corporation, business trust, partnership, or limited liability company that issues securities and is primarily engaged in the business of investing in securities.
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Top Mutual Funds in the Last 10 Years
- Wasatch Micro Cap, 25% increase
- Kinetics Internet, 23% increase
- Bjurman, Barry Micro-Cap Growth, 23% increase
- Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company, 23% increase
- FMI Focus, 21% increase http://www.fool.com/investing/mutual-funds/2007/10/29/the-markets-10-best-funds.aspx
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Mutual Funds Questions
Are mutual funds chasing performance and expecting short term profits? Does the economy look bad long term? 1 AnswerI think they are just staying fully invested because they've lost so much they don't to miss the rally. I know they say there's a lot of money on the sidelines... read more
My mutual fund tanked in this economy but apparently it accrued capital gains! Read on...Please HELP! 7 AnswersThis is not very unusual when the market is going badly. As customers rush to take money out of the fund, the fund is forced to sell assets. Based on FIFO (Firs... read more
What mutual funds have the largest holdings of Microsoft stock? 2 AnswersMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) Major HoldersGROWTH FUND OF AMERICA INCINVESTMENT COMPANY OF AMERICAVANGUARD 500 INDEX FUNDCAPITAL WORLD GROWTH AND INCOME FUNDSPD... read more
What is the difference between an Sovereign Wealth Fund and a Hedge fund? 3 AnswersHedge funds ---------------- The few commonalities of hedge funds are their structure and their payment schemes. In domestic form these funds are typically s... read more
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