Mutual Funds vs. ETFs
by Terry Parker.Mutual funds are a traditional component of most investors portfolios, but exchanged traded funds, or ETFs, have been gaining popularity over the past decade as well. In recent years, more investors, brokers, and financial advisors have been using E...
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Are Money Market Funds For You?
by A Bohart.Money market funds are one of the most popular cash management tools. These investments are also touted as the safest type of mutual fund. But before investing in them, you should first know what they are, their benefits, and if they are suitable inv...
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Federal Funds Rate and My Finances
by Manny Vetti.Lately there has been a lot of talk about the federal funds rate. This is something that dominates headlines whenever there is a change in this rate. Most recently the Federal Reserve made a huge rate drop. The 1st drop was 3/4ths of a percent, th...
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Mutual Funds Advisor - Money Market Decisions
by Dean Forster.If you want to invest your money but you do not have the necessary time or knowledge on what investment solution to choose, a mutual fund advisor can be a very viable solution. Instead of investing the money yourself, you give them to a mutual fund t...
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How Self-Directed IRA Funds Can Benefit Individuals
by Kelly Hunter.Any Individual Retirement Account (IRA) owner who wants to create a self-directed IRA has to carry out certain measures before they can do so successfully. Before setting up a self-directed IRA an LLC should be formed as a holding company for the par...
With Profits Pension Funds - Beware
by Ray Prince.If you have a "with profits" pension, or are being advised to invest in one - read on urgently.A survey by Money Management, an established personal finance magazine, has once again highlighted the sinking payouts to many investors from well known in...
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Going global through mutual funds
by Tony Reed.There are more than 13500 different publicly traded companies in the world today, and there are over 700 more companies expected to go public within a year. In addition, every major developed country offers investors various bonds to invest in. All o...
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Company Funds Flow
by Kate Gardens.To purchase these assets it utilizes to some extent, the sources of funds borrowed in the form of loan and unsecured loans. The assets should not be purchased through short-term loan, but financing through equity capital indicates very sound position...
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Market timing with your mutual funds
by Tony Reed.When investing in bonds, stocks, or mutual funds, investors have the opportunity to increase their rate of return by timing the market - investing when stock markets go up and selling before they decline. A good investor can either time the market pr...
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The Right Mutual Funds For Baby Boomers
by C.c. Collins.The Right Mutual Funds For Baby Boomers By C.C. Collins, Wealth Strategist, http://wealthscientist.comIf you are a baby boomer, time is not on your side. Many baby boomers see retirement age fast approaching with little to nothing in the way of retir...
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Mutual Funds Fees & Mutual Funds Expenses
by Sam Subramanian.Metrics such as price/earnings ratio and dividend yield on the S&P 500 index, a commonly used proxy for the U.S. stock market, are hardly at bargain levels. This has lead several market pundits to predict single digit annual returns for domestic ...
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How Not to Buy Mutual Funds
by Ulli G. Niemann.When it comes to mutual funds, there is a lot more to success than just finding a good one. Sad investment stories like the following are all too common. I hope my sharing it with you will help you avoid making the same devastating financial mistake ...
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Understanding Hedge Funds
by Mikahamilton.All investors are looking for the most time efficient ways to make the most money. For those individuals who have a bit of extra money to spend, hedge funds may be just the way to make money fast.The establishment of hedge funds date back to the late...
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