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Mutual funds for dummies / by Eric Tyson.

Tyson, Eric (Eric Kevin) (Author).

Summary:

Learn to pick the best funds, assemble and maintain your portfolio, and evaluate your funds' performance. Tyson helps you avoid fund-investing pitfalls and maximize your chances of success.

Record details

ISBN: 9780470623213
ISBN: 0470623217
Physical Description: xxii, 384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley Pub. Inc., 2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
With Note:	MARCIVE 6/1/12
Formatted Contents Note:	Mutual funds : sharing risks and rewards. Making more money, taking less risk ; Mutual funds : pros and cons ; Funding your financial plans -- Evaluating alternatives to funds. Selecting your own stocks and bonds ; Exchange-traded funds and other fund look-alikes ; 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 ; Fund ratings and forecasters ; Harnessing your computer's power -- 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.