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A Story that Illustrates a Common Mutual Fund Misconception
During a lunch recently, ‘Matt’, a colleague, and I were discussing investments and the topic turned to mutual funds. I proceeded to tell him a few funds that I had in mind and why I liked them. The conversation then turned to how [...]

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Let’s take a look at index funds and compare them to actively managed mutual funds. It’s important to understand the distinction between the two, because you may have the option of both within your employer sponsored retirement plan. In order to truly understand index funds, you need to first take a step backwards and [...]

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You may have done your homework and found a great mutual fund to invest in, only to realize that it has been closed to new investors. This happened recently to me. In my employers sponsored 401K plan, Fidelity Low Price Stock (FLPSX) is technically one of the funds that I can select. However, [...]

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There are two mutual funds that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to any of my friends. I’ve included the reasons why I like these funds. More importantly, I have highlighted what I like about each of these funds. I strongly encourage you to do your research before you purchase any fund.

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That’s a very tough question, indeed. To be perfectly honest, I’m looking at this market and I’m somewhat dumbfounded. If you look at continued emerging trends I think that you are going to see higher demand for basic materials, agricultural products, health care, and anything else tied to a diversified growing economy. Same [...]