A mutual fund (called ‘unit trust’ in Asia) is an investment vehicle that pools money from many individual investors. (…)

Which of your investments worried you most during the recent market correction? If it was one of your smaller holdings, you’re not alone. (…)

Believe that a part of the economy will be particularly strong or a part of the stock market is undervalued?
Sector mutual funds are one way of investing in market niches. (…)

The S&P 500 is up about 7.5% thus far this year. That’s a good return for just over six months. Will it keep going up? Consider this. (…)

There was an excellent article discussing the pros and cons of investing in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in the July 3rd Wall Street Journal: As ETFs Seek Niches, Risks Rise (unfortunately, The Wall Street Journal doesn’t allow us to link to their articles, perhaps that will change after Rupert Murdoch buys Dow Jones.) There’s over $500 billion invested in Exchange Traded Funds and, I believe, they will either replace open-end index mutual funds or force those funds to lower their expenses. (…)

One of the mantras of mutual fund investing is to look at a fund’s turnover before you buy it. The implication is that a high turnover is bad. (…)

It’s a headline that every stock market investor fears will happen. The markets crash and their hard-earned nest egg evaporates. (…)

Since its inception in 1998, the Roth IRA, (”Roth” for its legislative sponsor, the late Senator William Roth, and “IRA” for individual retirement account), has been one of the most popular retirement vehicles in the United States. (…)

Mutual funds are one of the financial world’s most popular investment vehicles, and for good reason. (…)

An IRA is an Individual Retirement Account, which provides either a tax-deferred or a tax-free way of saving for future retirement. There are many varied forms of accounts within the world. (…)