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The 21st century will be a profitable time for investors - with many opportunities to make money and achieve financial goals.But you must make smart investment decisions to secure your financial future.Learn the secret to successful mutual fund investing with proven guidelines for Dollar-Cost Averaging Plus, winning portfolio management, and sound financial planning.Quickly become an expert at identifying the best fast-growth mutual funds from over 7,000 choices. ... Read more

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The complete guide to mutual fund investment knowledge & strategies by Bert Dohmen-Ramirez. ... Read more

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The secrets of Upgrading provides tactical lessons from NoLoad FundX, the top performing mutual fund newsletter. Find comprehensive answers to many of the questions you may have about investing in noload mutual funds. This book is certain to become a vital part of your investment library. Its wealth of information will be an invaluable resource for the beginner as well as the most advanced mutual fund investor. ... Read more

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CliffsNotes: Investing in Mutual Funds is the perfect tool for anyone interested in learning more about mutual funds. With the explosion of the mutual fund phenomenon, more and more people are discovering this investment option. This book will guide the reader through the maze of the financial world.

Cliffs Notes: Investing in Mutual Funds provides expert advice on deciphering prospectuses, reading performance histories, and more. Learn about online and Internet investing options plus software and other computer tools. Features checklists and worksheets to help determine the best type of fund for your needs.

• Filled with information and expert tips and hints on how to navigate the world of mutual funds.
• Discover the different types of funds, how to read a prospectus and more!
• Features advice on which fund is best for your financial needs.
• About 66 million Americans in 37 percent of the country's households have money in mutual funds. (Dallas Morning News, March 30, 1999)

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TABLE OF CONTENTSI. A MUTUAL FUND CHECKLISTII. WHY MUTUAL FUNDS?III. HOW MUTUAL FUNDS WORKHOW TO BUY AND SELL SHARESTERMS TO KNOWHOW FUNDS CAN EARN YOU MONEYTAXESIV. KINDS OF MUTUAL FUNDSMONEY MARKET FUNDSBOND (FIXED INCOME) FUNDSSTOCK (EQUITY) FUNDSA WORD ABOUT DERIVATIVESV. COMPARING DIFFERENT FUNDSVIEWING PAST PERFORMANCETIPS FOR COMPARING PERFORMANCECOMPARING COSTSTERMS TO KNOWTIPS FOR COMPARING COSTSOTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATIONVI. IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONSSEC OFFICES ... Read more

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For many Canadians, mutual funds represent the safest, easiest, most affordable and most profitable way to build an investment nest egg. The clear, no-nonsense information in CliffsNotes Investing in Mutual Funds for Canadians ensures that you'll be able to make savvy decisions guaranteed to help you reach your financial goals.

CliffsNotes Investing IN Mutual Funds For Canadians will help you understand the different types of mutual funds available; learn how experienced investors evaluate funds; make sense of mutual fund terms and jargon; and pick a fund that matches your financial goals. ... Read more

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This was an excellent book for investing in mutual funds.
My wife and I read this book from cover to cover and found it easy to understand.In fact, we have started a college fund for our daughter, she is 8 now, and I am saving to buy a new car. This book showed us how easy itis to start setting aside money for things that we want.It showed us(with hands on examples) how to start a budget and how to curtail ourexpenses.Thank you so much for your hard work on this book.My hat's offto you Mr. Mervin.

An excellent choice for the started investor!
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This digital document is an article from Westchester County Business Journal, published by Westfair Communications, Inc. on December 27, 2004. The length of the article is 665 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Bear market and trading scandal had impact.(Focus: BANKING * FINANCE * ACCOUNTING * STOCKS * INVESTING LAW)(mutual fund industry)
Publication: Westchester County Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 27, 2004
Publisher: Westfair Communications, Inc.
Volume: 43Issue: 52Page: 18(1)

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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Financial Economics, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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This paper forms investment strategies in US domestic equity mutual funds, incorporating predictability in (i) manager skills, (ii) fund risk loadings, and (iii) benchmark returns. We find predictability in manager skills to be the dominant source of investment profitability-long-only strategies that incorporate such predictability outperform their Fama-French and momentum benchmarks by 2 to 4%/year by timing industries over the business cycle, and by an additional 3 to 6%/year by choosing funds that outperform their industry benchmarks. Our findings indicate that active management adds significant value, and that industries are important in locating outperforming mutual funds. ... Read more