Mutual funds for dummies
Book - 2010
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.
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- Published
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Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley Pub. Inc
2010.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- 6th ed
- Physical Description
- xxii, 384 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes index.
- ISBN
- 9780470623213
- Introduction
- Part I. Mutual Funds: Sharing Risks and Rewards
- Chapter 1. Making More Money, Taking Less Risk
- Chapter 2. Mutual Funds: Pros and Cons
- Chapter 3. Funding Your Financial Plans
- Part II. Evaluating Alternatives to Funds
- Chapter 4. Selecting Your Own Stocks and Bonds
- Chapter 5. Exchange-Traded Funds and Other Fund Lookalikes
- Chapter 6. Hedge Funds and Other Managed Alternatives
- Part III. Separating the Best from the Rest
- Chapter 7. Finding the Best Funds
- Chapter 8. Using Fund Publications
- Chapter 9. Buying Funds from the Best Firms
- Part IV. Crafting Your Fund Portfolio
- Chapter 10. Perfecting a Fund Portfolio
- Chapter 11. Money Market Funds: Beating the Bank
- Chapter 12. Bond Funds: When Boring Is Best
- Chapter 13. Stock Funds: Meeting Your Longer Term Needs
- Chapter 14. Specialty Funds: One of a Kind
- Chapter 15. Working It Out: Sample Portfolios
- Chapter 16. Applications, Transfers, and Other Useful Forms
- Part V. Keeping Current and Informed
- Chapter 17. Evaluating Your Funds and Adjusting Your Portfolio
- Chapter 18. The Taxing Side of Mutual Funds
- Chapter 19. Common Fund Problems and How to Fix Them
- Chapter 20. Fund Ratings and Forecasters
- Chapter 21. Harnessing Your Computer's Power
- Part VI. The Part of Tens
- Chapter 22. Ten Common Fund-Investing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
- Chapter 23. Ten Fund-Investing Fears to Conquer
- Chapter 24. Ten Tips for Hiring a Financial Adviser
- Appendix: Recommended Fund Companies and Discount Brokers
- Index