Fresh Look at Mutual Funds
2009-09-10 14:39:00 Mutual funds get a fair amount of attention on Wall Street and many investors love them. Before you jump in, it's important to first read up* and understand the basics.What's a mutual fund by the way?A mutual fund essentially is a pool of money managed by a team of professionals. The Fund Manager invests the money in stocks, bonds, short-term money-market instruments, other securities or assets, or some combination of these investments, while maintaining the objectives and risk tolerance.What to like: * Diversification ? Fund managers spread the pooled money across many investments. This reduces the risk of losing all your money if one investment goes sour. Keep in mind that diversification does not assure a profit, or protect against loss, in a down market. * Professional management ? A real financial pro (or a team) decides when to buy and when to sell the securities held by the fund. * Divisibility ? Mutual funds allow investors to contribute round dollar amounts. This ma...
Top Mutual Funds in India
2009-05-15 10:47:00 Deciding or searching for the top mutual funds generally requires lot of things to be taken into consideration. It is here that the role of the fund manager creeps in. The fund manager determines the performance of the fund for that particular period, so it is a compulsion that he is consulted prior to making ...
By: cash For Debt
Index Mutual Funds Are Still Not Popular, But
2009-04-23 18:53:00 Are you investing in equity mutual funds? If so, are you using index funds or actively managed funds? I have mentioned a few times in the past that even though I use all index funds in my retirement savings accounts, I have nothing but actively managed funds in taxable accounts. The reason isn’t that I don’t ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan $25 Bonus Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Index Mutual Funds Are Still Not Popular, But
Are Vanguard Mutual Funds Getting Expensive?
2009-03-30 19:00:00 Early this year, I compared performance of actively managed funds in my portfolio against some Vanguard index funds. In addition to the fund returns in 2008, which are all quite different between the two group of funds (four out ten funds beat Vanguard while the other six lagged), another thing I noticed from the comparison ...Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary Special bonus offers Ohio CollegeAdvantage 529 Plan $25 Bonus Lending Club $25 Sign Up Bonus Are Vanguard Mutual Funds Getting Expensive?
Best Mutual Funds
2008-12-30 03:03:00 Prior to mutual fund investments one should carefully think out the exact reason for his investment, and the kind of return he is expecting based on the market data analysis. The best mutual funds have low cost, a steady record of return to its investors and efficient fund managers who act upon facts and logic.Whoever says that mutual fund investments are risk-free and dependable has either been lying or does not know much about its market behavior.The idea that a mutual fund having an active returns record will ultimately result in profit is a myth. The best mutual funds retire with less money than the actual investment. An analysis done by financial researchers, between 1979 to 1998, shows a yearly under performance of 2.8% in their Vanguard 500 Index Fund. This worsened to 5.1% from 1984 to 1998. Such data are abundant. Yet mutual fund investments continue to happen.This is because the best mutual funds are actively managed by highly qualified market researchers. Other index fund...
By: definition bonds
Mutual Funds Vs Stocks
2008-12-30 03:02:00 No two things can ever be exactly the same. There is always at least something that one object has that's different from another, no matter how similar they may be. Even identical twins differences between them, it's just that they aren't that noticeable at first glance. Anyways, some people out there wonder what the difference between stocks and mutual funds are, and would love to see a comparison between the two. That's why I've taken the liberty of writing this article, for the benefit of those who do have no idea what they are - interested in knowing what they are? Read this: what really makes them "unique" as compared to one another is the kind of investments you put your money into.When you say stocks, it usually means that you're putting it in a singular type of investment only. But with mutual funds, you're putting it in several kinds, which include a variety of the following: bonds, stocks, and many other money-market investments. That brings up the 2nd fact that sep...
By: definition bonds
10 Hottest Mutual Funds in 2008
2008-08-05 20:23:00 Original Post on The Sun’s Financial Diary 10 Hottest Mutual Funds in 2008 Check out these hot mutual funds ranked by net cash inflows by Morningstar. But a hot fund may not be a good fund for your portfolio. Last week, Morningstar, the fund research firm, published a list of 10 mutual funds with highest net inflows in ...
INVEST IN DWS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY FUND ? GROWTH
2008-06-08 16:32:00 Investment in mutual funds gives peace of mind and good returns on investment. This is a good investment bet among the other schemes offered by many mutual fund houses. Generally tax schemes have 3 years lock in period but they can exit in the December month since read more Click on the Title to read more...
By: The India Street
Real Estate Mutual funds REMFs: Fresh Avenue for retail players
2008-06-05 07:35:00 The Sebi recent move to allow mutual fund firms to play in realty space has opened up a new avenue for individual investors.It was a month ago that Sebi had approved the inclusion of real estate and issued a set of guidelines. Prior to that, only high net worth individuals were allowed to invest in realty directly. Now with realty brought under the MF guidelines, it will be much more transparent and regulated. It will encourage middle category investors to participate in the realty growth story with minimum investment. The timing is quite opportune as the real estate sector is currently experiencing strong winds from sub-prime bruised western markets, general fund crunch and a lull in the Indian IPO market. Allowing retail participation in real estate mutual funds (REMFs) will enhance liquidity and create a healthy secondary market for realty assets, observe industry analysts. The success of REMFs to a great extent would depend on how well the sponsors and fund managers voluntarily ...
By: Realty Digest
My Portfolio
2008-06-05 06:41:00 Refreshing this page will update the values in “real-time”. You can see full details at http://spreadsheets.google.com/-pub?key=pkntAnv8v9mj-4nHkgBuqQg-
Realty Mutual Funds: New Avenue for Retail Players
2008-06-04 08:44:00 The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) recent decision to allow mutual fund firms to play in realty space has opened up a fresh avenue for individual investors. It was a month ago that Sebi had approved the inclusion of real estate and issued a set of guidelines. Prior to that, only high net worth ...
The Wife And I Are Bumping Up The 401k Contributions to 15% - How Much SHOU
2008-05-29 10:01:00 First thing is first, I’m a big fan of the 401k and not contributing to it if your company offers it is your first big mistake in investing. Your company is giving you a raise every 2 weeks when you use it. Who doesn’t want FREE money? You’d be surprised… So the wife ...
ETF market boom. But still behind mutual funds.
2008-05-28 20:01:00 European ETF market is still well behind US. By the end of 2007 assets in European ETF bln vs US $581 bln. Nevertheless European assets grew by 43% last year. In terms of issues 423 vs 601. Even thought ETF is the fastest growing retail investment product ETF market makes up only 5% of mutual funds assets in US. In Europe the number is even smaller, around 2%.Equity based ETF are the most popular. In Europe it's about 80% of the market and in US 90%. Bonds are glamour ETF in Europe.Worldwide leading issuer is Barclays Global Investors (BSC), iShares. In US followed by State Street Global Advisors, Vanguard, Power Shares, ProShares and others. In Europe first position again for Barclays, then Lyxor and Deutsche Bank (DB) with rapidly growing db x-trackers.Ten top ETFETF Ticker Assets ($ mil) SPDR Index 500 (SPY) 75,121 iShares MSCI-EAFE (EFA) 47,363 iShares MSCI-Emerging Mkts (EEM) 26,285 iShares S&P 500 (IVV) 18,994 PowerSh...
> Why you must NOT pay entry load on mutual funds
2008-05-28 11:42:00 *T*he market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India, SEBI, in January 2008 abolished entry load on Indian equity funds if you’re investing directly. However, it is mandatory to pay an entry load of 2.25 percent if you transact through intermediaries, also known as distributors by you and me. The distributors take this charge to ...
A Book Review: High School Money by Don Silver - And Some Tips And Tricks W
2008-05-26 10:01:00 It’s geared towards the younger crowd, but I’d have to say that I would have benefited from it when I was growing up. There are even a few tidbits that I took from the book that I enjoyed and certainly agreed with the book as a whole (including SenseToSave’s review)… The book covers a lot ...
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By: stockhelps
Sharekhan Mutual Funds Report dated May 14, 2008
2008-05-15 04:40:00 Sharekhan Investor’s EyeSharekhan’s top equity fund picks: Sharekhan Mutual Funds Report dated May 14, 2008 Mutual Gains [May 14, 2008] Please see the attachment for details Sharekhan ...
Net Worth Update May 9, 2008 [$120,697.64 (+3.55%)]
2008-05-13 10:01:00 We’re looking up again this month - looks like the mutual funds are coming back a little bit this month. Both the wife and I had good 401k returns this month. The house dropped a bit, but that’s to be expected, but overall we’re looking up again. I’m still keeping my eye on a ...
Lower Your Monthly Power Bill, Make $256, And Save The World!
2008-05-12 10:01:00 Ok, the title was catchy enough to get you I’m a fan of saving $$$ AND saving the earth. I dig hybrid cars. I dig reusing and recycling for both its benefits to my pocketbook and benefits to my children. I dig greendimes and my new digg-ee is UniBlue LocalCooling… I’m ...
Hanks Weekly Hangouts #29 (May 10, 2008)
2008-05-10 10:01:00 Some good stuff this week including “How To Use Any Credit Card At Costco“, “How To Get Quality Financial Advice“, and “What Pizza Do Investors Eat?” Readership was a little down this week, not so much buzz here, but I’m working on some good stuff on the backend that I think is pretty interesting. ...
> Real Estate Mutual Funds - Complete picture
2008-05-09 11:41:00 Get ready for real estate mutual funds *Kayezad E Adajania, Outlook Money | *May 09, 2008 | 09:19 IST How often have you stared at a gleaming skyscraper in a tony address in your town and wished you could afford to buy a house there? If you have ended up sighing wistfully and walking away, here’s some ...
A Day Of Readers Requests - Including Will Several New Car Loan Inquiries H
2008-05-08 10:03:00 I haven’t done readers requests in a while because I haven’t had one good one that I think would take up an entire post. HOWEVER, I’ve had several small requests that I can wrap into one post. Inquisitive, interesting, intriguing and some even unusual… So I’ll start with the more normal requests and questions that just ...
Real Professionals Have Skin In The Game, And They Beat The Market Too.
2008-05-07 19:05:00 The Public Be Damned… you may quote me: Screw ‘em. That was the remark from legendary value manager, Marty Whitman, cursing fickle investors for fleeing his Third Avenue fund in favour of the more glamorous technology stocks. The exodus shaved his Third Avenue fund’s assets under management from $50 billion to $38 billion in 1998 and ...
By: Financial Jungle
Financial Advisors Are A Dime A Dozen (Or Less) - Get A Legion Of Them (FOR
2008-05-07 10:01:00 I first got into investing back in 1997 when I had a summer job that paid a few more bills than I needed to pay, in a town that had too few things worth paying for. So I opened up a ROTH IRA in the first “investment” branch I could find which was both ...
Edelweiss Gets Approval To Launch Mutual Funds
2008-05-05 11:36:00 Indian financial services firm Edelweiss Capital said on Monday it has got regulatory approval to launch mutual funds, marking its entry in an indust2 Vote(s)
By: INDIANTAGS
Edelweiss Gets Approval To Launch Mutual Funds
2008-05-05 11:36:00 Indian financial services firm Edelweiss Capital said on Monday it has got regulatory approval to launch mutual funds, marking its entry in an indust2 Vote(s)
By: INDIANTAGS
Edelweiss Gets Approval To Launch Mutual Funds
2008-05-05 11:36:00 Indian financial services firm Edelweiss Capital said on Monday it has got regulatory approval to launch mutual funds, marking its entry in an indust2 Vote(s)
By: INDIANTAGS
Will Realty Mutual funds professionalise the Real Estate industry
2008-05-04 15:17:00 With Mutual Funds getting a go ahead for creating Realty focused Mutual Funds, would the real estate sector move towards more professionalism and...
Hanks Weekly Hangouts #28 (May 4, 2008)
2008-05-04 10:01:00 A fine week encompassing a handful of nice posts including A New Investment Idea - Pay Someone To Pick Up The Phonebook That Gets Dropped On My Door Every 3 Months That I (And Millions Of Others) Never Use!, Things You?re Saving Money On By Being Stuck In An Elevator For 41 Hours, and What ...
How To ?Automagically? Change Your $2,100 Tax Stimulus Check Into $2,310 In
2008-05-03 10:01:00 So the tax stimulus rebate checks are coming and everyone is trying to get a piece of the pie. I wrote an article yesterday about car dealerships sticking their paws in your face to get you to spend it there, but there may be a better way to do it… Many people are looking for ...
Reliance Power Results: invests money in Mutual Funds
2008-05-01 00:00:00 There is some news for the shareholders of Reliance Power shares. In the recently reported results by the Reliance Power Company, it reported that more than 98% of the money raised through the Reliance Power IPO has been invested in Mutual Funds.2 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
A New Reality For Realty Mutual Funds
2008-04-28 07:57:00 At last, the decks have been cleared for the launch of Real Estate Mutual Funds (REMFs) in India, with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) notifying amended regulations for such products last week. For mutual fund investors, this may mean a welcome relief from the stream of new equity fund offerings, playing on ...
“Mutual Funds Portfolios”
2008-04-23 03:40:00 Click on http://groups.google.co.in/grou-p/penny-stocks-of-india/web/mut-ual-funds-portfolios?hl=en; or copy & paste it into your browser’s address bar if that does not work.
What Are Mutual Funds?
2008-04-21 14:01:00 Well, what are mutual funds? Mutual funds are simply a fund you can buy shares of that’s itself made up of shares in many different individual stocks, bonds or other financial instruments. The point of a mutual fund is to diversify your investment holdings to reduce risk and increase return. You purchase shares of mutual ...
By: cash For Debt
Real Estate Mutual Funds to Provide Realty Bite to Retail Investors
2008-04-18 08:08:00 The decision of the market regulator SEBI to allow real estate funds at stock exchanges would soon benefits from exponential growth in the real estate market within the reach of retail investors even if they are not able to buy homes or commercial properties at the prevailing sky-rocketing prices. Earlier, the Securities and Exchange Board of ...
Canadian Dividend Stocks Are Flexing Muscles Too
2008-04-16 08:06:00 As mentioned in my High Yielding Dividend Stocks Flexing Muscles post, 12 independent studies concluded that investing in high yielding dividend stocks was a winning strategy for much of the previous century. Despite the overwhelming evidence, all the studies were predominantly US and UK based, so I decided to roll up my sleeves and ...
By: Financial Jungle
Should one Invest in Share Market?
2008-04-14 15:01:00 Should one Invest in Share (Stock) Market?If you are not good at numbers and don't get time to study about the stock you are buying then one should stay away from share market. At present the volatility of domestic and global share market has shaken the confidence of retail investors. In my view Mutual Funds with good past performance are best to invest in.Investment in Mutual Funds are good alternative for such investors.There are several mutual funds with good fund managers which have given better returns even when the market was down.In my view mutual funds with good past performance are best to invest in.One should select the best mutual fund by deciding few things:Objective of InvestmentTrack record and past performance of the mutual fund.Reputation of the mutual Fund house.Reputation of the Fund Manager.It is better to invest in diversified equity fund rather than sector fund, because diversified funds have given very good performance as compared to sector funds.The top per...
Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs - April 2008
2008-04-13 14:37:00 Welcome to the April edition of Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs. The markets had some gains this month, but have still not recovered from the lows early this year. The YTD (Year To Date) returns of Dow Jones is -5.82%, Nasdaq is -13.92% and S&P is -8.57%. From the Category returns its apparent the only areas that are making any returns are Metals and Power, I'm recommending my subscribers to take a more longer term investment view and look at areas that will rebound in the future. But the short term you need to very closely watch your portfolio. Happy Investing!!Mutual Fund Guru (http://hotmutualfunds.blogspot-.com) Category Returns Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs Recommendations All data as of 3/31/2008. Next update before 5/15/2008ETFs listed in GreenMutual Funds listed in YellowHot Large Cap ETFs & Mutual FundsNameCategory1Month3MonthYT-D1Year3Year5YearInitInvestRatin-gNetAssetsInceptionStdDevSharpe-RatioCGM FocusLarge Blend-5.17-7.81-7.8151.6229.163-7.0$250053.54B03-Sep-9721.421.1-1...
By: Hot Mutual Funds
Ulip investment caps likely to be relaxed
2008-04-13 10:51:00 Irda may hike ceiling for group firms from 20% to 25% The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irda) may allow up to 25 per cent investment to a single group of companies as part of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Strategies for Intelligent investment in Mutual Funds
2008-04-10 14:50:00 Mutual funds are the best friend for an investment focused person which is giving professional management to his money and better profit in long run. Thos who are not having enough time to study, research for a direct stock investment, can certainly opt the path of mutual fund to build a better investment portfolio.Below are some guidance and steps for a mutual fund investor to be aware before making any investments with any mutual fund products.1. Identifying your goal is most important prior to build an investment portfolio.2. Identify the risk level you can bear.3. Always use SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) to build mutual fund portfolio. An SIP enable you to manage your money properly and providing security from fluctuating market as well as make you a disciplined investor.4. Learn about the fund you are investing.5. Research about the fund performance for at least lat 5 years.6. Remember, better past or present performance of a mutual fund is not a guarantee for future perform...
By: The Money Maniac
Finding the Best Mutual Funds
2008-04-07 02:00:00 We all want to be buying and holding the best mutual funds. It’s a term that searched hundreds of times daily in Google and the other search engines, as people seem to think that “best” is easily defined for a fund’s performance.
All About Bonds and Bond Mutual Funds: The Easy Way to Get Started ???????
2008-04-05 18:02:00 All About Bonds and Bond Mutual Funds: The Easy Way to Get Started??????????????# Author: Esme E. Faerber# Publisher: McGraw-Hill # Number Of Pages: 342 # Publication Date: 1999-11-16 # ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071345078 # ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071345071 Everything an individual investor needs to know about bonds.The average income investor doesn't want or need to get bogged down in technical discussions of interest rates and time. So All About Bonds and Bond Mutual Funds gives them what they wanta simple yet comprehensive treatment of bonds and bond funds. Along with updated bond information, this revised edition also includes new material on:Bond mutual funds Tax-free municipal bonds International bonds and bond funds
Hanks Weekly Hangouts #24 (April 5, 2008)
2008-04-05 10:01:00 There is still 3 days 12 hours 00 mins and 01 seconds left to get entered for some great free stuff at Hanks Holiday Handout #2 giving away $200+ of prizes! We had some good traffic this week courtesy of the 2nd running of Magic Quadrant of Personal Finance, had a guest post from Ben at ...
Net worth update April 1, 2008?$116,557.16 (+10.54%)
2008-04-04 10:01:00 A few things helped out this months net worth statement: 1. My almost 8k tax refund certainly didn’t hurt anything. I am not going to be getting as much next year as I adjusted my W-4s to better fit my pay scale finally. I’m sick of giving the government a free loan each ...
Types of returns from Mutual Funds
2008-04-02 12:18:00 # There are three ways, where the total returns provided by mutual funds can be enjoyed by investors:Income is earned from dividends on stocks and interest on bonds. A fund pays out nearly all income it receives over the year to fund owners in the form of a distribution. # If the fund sells securities that have increased in price, the fund has a capital gain. Most funds also pass on these gains to investors in a distribution. # If fund holdings increase in price but are not sold by the fund manager, the fund's shares increase in price. You can then sell your mutual fund shares for a profit. Funds will also usually give you a choice either to receive a check for distributions or to reinvest the earnings and get more shares. Bloghome
By: The Money Maniac
When the Federal prime rate drops, some people are happy, but the dollar we
2008-03-30 10:01:00 There is still 7 days 21 hours 45 mins and 20 seconds left to get entered for some great free stuff at Hanks Holiday Handout #2 giving away $200+ of prizes! The Feds have lowered the rate 6 times since September lowering it 2.25% (with another pending on 3/17/2008 at 6am when I’m writing this). The ...
Hanks Weekly Hangouts #23 (March 29, 2008)
2008-03-29 09:01:00 There is still 9 days 23 hours 48 mins and 21 seconds left to get entered for some great free stuff at Hanks Holiday Handout #2 giving away $200+ of prizes! It’s been a good week this week. Easter was good to all I hope. I had an interesting time tossing back and forth the best way ...
Mutual Funds
2008-03-29 02:28:00 We all want to be buying and holding the best mutual funds. It’s a term that searched hundreds of times daily in Google and the other search engines, as people seem to think that “best” is easily defined for a fund’s performance. The reality is that what makes the best mutual fund varies from investor to ...
By: ExtraWorld
Exchange Traded Funds - Today?s Alternative to Mutual Funds
2008-03-24 14:59:00 Exchange traded funds are becoming more popular every day. Many of the large investing web sites have whole sections dedicated to the topic of exchange traded funds (or ETFs as they are commonly labelled.) Why all the attention to this new class of investments. Some Advantages of ETFs The most widely touted advantage of ...
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