Archive for the ‘Investing’ Category
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
For those of you out there who look for actively managed mutual funds, you need to check out Morningstar's site. Morningstar rates mutual funds and provides a wide variety of valuable data when evaluating mutual funds. They also provide numerous paid for services including research reports, screening services, etc. Although ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
I think Total Returns are pretty meaningless for the majority of "average" investors, myself included. Total Returns, as published in a funds annual report or on a site like Morningstar.com specify how much you would have earned if you invested in a fund at the beginning of a year and ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
The Lazy Person's Guide to Investing is written by Paul Farrell, a CBS MarketWatch columnist. The book is an extension of a column he wrote on simple investment portfolios. The book outlines several "lazy" portfolio allocations, and the book is written for the type of person that doesn't consider investing ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
I'd like to raise an issue that can catch new investors who use taxable accounts off guard. Before you invest in a taxable account please make sure to check if a fund or investment has any scheduled distributions coming up. This is mostly a problem when purchasing funds towards the ...
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