Category: Mutual Funds

Closed End Funds: what the Heck are they? Closed end funds are not the easiest concept to pick up by amateur investors. They are a little bit like stocks …

ETF’s or Index Funds: An Epic Battle ETF’s (exchanged traded funds) and index funds. The comparison between the two is kind of like deciding to pull over to a …

Dollar cost averaging (investing like a robot) has received a bad rap in recent years, and for good reason. For those not investing in low or zero transaction cost …

How to Buy Mutual Funds In this post, we’ll discuss some best practices when it comes to purchasing index funds and mutual funds, in general. Mutual funds are a …

How is a Mutual Funds Share Price Determined? During a lunch recently, ‘Matt’, a colleague, and I were discussing investments and the topic turned to mutual funds. I proceeded …

Index Funds Vs Managed Mutual Funds 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 …

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 …

2014 update to readers: while mutual funds are great, and it is worth your time to learn about them, I have now become a big fan of passive index …