Description |
xvii, 410 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Series |
--For dummies.
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Contents |
Getting started with funds. Making more money, taking less risk ; Fund pros and cons ; Funding your goals and dreams -- Evaluating alternatives to funds. Selecting your own stocks and bonds ; Exchange-traded funds and other fund lookalikes ; Hedge funds and other managed options -- 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 ; 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. |
Summary |
This newly revised and updated edition to mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), helping you to avoid fund-investing pitfalls and maximize your returns, covers the latest investment trends and philosophies, including factor investing, ESG investing and online investing. |
Note |
Includes index. |
Subject |
Mutual funds -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Genre |
Handbooks and manuals.
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ISBN |
9781119881766 pbk. |
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