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Book

Mutual funds for dummies

Call Number

  • 332.6327 T994 2016 (CEN)

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Edition

7th edition.

Publication Information

Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, [2016]

Physical Description

xvii, 400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Summary

Newly revised and updated, Mutual Funds For Dummies, 7th Edition provides readers with insight on how to find the best-managed funds that match their financial goals. With straightforward advice and a plethora of specific and up-to-date fund recommendations, Eric Tyson helps readers avoid fund-investing pitfalls and maximize their chances of success.

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • Getting started with funds. Making more money, taking less risk ; Fund pros and cons ; Funding your financial plans
  • Evaluating alternatives to funds. Selecting your own stocks and bonds ; Exchange-traded funds and other fund lookalikes ; Hedge funds and other managed alternatives
  • Separating the best from the rest. Finding the best funds ; Using fund publications ; Buying funds from the best firms
  • Crafting your fund portfolio. Perfecting a fund portfolio ; Money market funds: beating the bank ; Bond funds: when boring is best ; Stock funds: meeting your longer term needs ; Specialty funds: one of a kind ; Working it out: sample portfolios ; Applications, transfers, and other useful forms
  • Keeping current and informed. Evaluating your funds and adjusting your portfolio ; The taxing side of mutual funds ; Common fund problems and how to fix them ; Information sources: fund ratings and forecasters
  • The part of tens. Ten common fund-investing mistakes and how to avoid them ; Ten fund-investing fears to conquer ; Ten tips for hiring a financial adviser
  • Appendix: recommended fund companies and discount brokers.

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