Hall Getting Started in Mutual Funds

2. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-92152-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: The Getting Started In Series

A fresh look at the ever-changing world of mutual funds
Like all investment instruments, mutual funds continue toevolve. In the last decade however, there has been plenty ofchange, including market capitalization, the introduction of newtypes of funds, and the expansion of the mutual fund model toinclude investments in commodities.
Getting Started in Mutual Funds, Second Edition offers acompletely updated look at this popular investment vehicle,including everything from Morningstar's new matrix of evaluating afund's investment style to implementing mutual funds into long-terminvestment strategies in retirement plans. Throughout the book,author Alvin Hall also focuses on the basics, like how to read aprospectus, how to evaluate ongoing fees and expenses, and how togauge a fund's performance.
* Acquaints you with the various types of mutual funds and howthey are structured
* Explains important mutual fund terms and concepts
* New chapters include information on exchange-traded funds andhow they compare to mutual funds in terms of performance, risk andfees
* Reveals how to assess a fund manager's investment style and itsimpact on your returns
Gain a better understanding of mutual funds and maximize yourinvestment returns with Getting Started in Mutual Funds, SecondEdition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hall, Alvin D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Chapter 1 Definition and Structure of a Mutual Fund.
Chapter 2 Investment Objectives and Risks of Stock and BondFunds.
Chapter 3 Fees and Expenses: Load, No-Load, and Pure No-LoadFunds.
Chapter 4 Buying, Redeeming, and Exchanging Mutual FundShares.
Chapter 5 Analyzing Mutual Fund Performance.
Chapter 6 Shareholder Services.
Chapter 7 Seven Wisdoms of Mutual Fund Investing.
Glossary.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

ALVIN D. HALL is an internationally renowned financial educator and has been teaching about the financial markets and investment products for nearly three decades. He has written more than a dozen investment and personal finance books, including the bestselling Your Money or Your Life (nominated for a 2010 NAACP Image Award), Getting Started in Stocks, and an award-winning children's book, Show Me the Money, which has been published in twenty languages. Hall has hosted several BBC2 television series, including the award-winning Your Money or Your Life, as well as programs on BBC Radio 4 about business, personal finance, and contemporary art. In 2010, Hall hosted the BBC World News series Alvin's Guide to Good Business, featuring social entrepreneurs in Africa, Asia, and the United States. Hall is a personal finance contributor on NPR's Tell Me More with Michel Martin and WNYC's The Takeaway. He lives in New York City and is President of Cooperhall Press, Inc., a company that designs and conducts training programs about the financial markets.