| Description |
xvii, 400 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
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. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Mutual funds -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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| Genre |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| ISBN |
9781119215516 (pbk) |
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111921551X (pbk) |
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