Mutual Funds
Mutual funds are baskets of stocks or bonds. They come in all different shapes and sizes, from covering broad stock market indexes to focusing on specific sectors.
Abnormal Return Definition
An abnormal return describes the returns generated by a security or portfolio that differ from the expected return over a specified period.
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Are Mutual Fund Performance Numbers Reported Net of Fees? -
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Level Load Definition -
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Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) Fee Explained -
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How Dividends Affect Net Asset Value (NAV) in Mutual Funds -
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What Are the Oldest Mutual Funds? -
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Do mutual funds pay dividends or interest? -
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Ultra-Short Bond Funds Definition -
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How Mutual Fund Income Distribution Can Benefit You -
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What is a long-short mutual fund? -
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Spiders (SPDR) -
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Floating Rate Fund Definition -
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Can You Buy Vanguard Funds Through Another Brokerage? -
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John Bogle Definition -
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Life Income Fund (LIF) Definition -
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How Vanguard Index Funds Work -
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Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund vs. Vanguard 500 Index Fund: What's the Difference? -
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A Guide to Mutual Fund Trading Rules -
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What Is the Minimum Amount of Money That I Can Invest In a Mutual Fund? -
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What Is a Multi-Asset Class? -
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What is the difference between a blend fund and a balanced fund? -
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How Mutual Fund Companies Make Money -
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Monthly Income Plan (MIP) Definition -
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Survivorship Bias Definition -
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Feeder Fund -
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Which Mutual Fund Made Money in 2008? -
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Top 4 Mutual Fund Holders of Verizon (VZ) -
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How Capital Gains from Mutual Funds Are Taxed in the U.S. -
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How to Determine Mutual Fund Pricing -
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How is a systematic investment plan (SIP) different from a mutual fund? -
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Growth And Income Fund -
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Income Fund Definition -
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How Do I Judge a Mutual Fund's Performance? -
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Tracker Fund Definition -
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Why do some closed-end mutual funds trade above or below their net asset values? -
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Understanding the Mutual Fund Style Box -
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How Interest Rates Affect Mutual Funds -
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3 Top Vanguard Fixed-Income Funds -
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Lipper Rating vs. Morningstar: What's the Difference? -
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The Lowdown on Index Funds -
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Rights of Accumulation (ROA) -
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Statement of Additional Information (SAI) Definition -
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When Are Mutual Funds Considered a Bad Investment? -
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Load Fund Definition -
Certified Fund Specialist (CFS) Definition
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Sovereign Wealth Funds: An Introduction -
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Too Many Mutual Funds? -
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Mutual Fund Yield -
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Can Mutual Funds Use Leverage? -
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All Weather Fund Definition -
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How Liquid Are Vanguard Mutual Funds? -
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When Are Mutual Fund Orders Executed? -
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Open Your Eyes To Closed-End Funds -
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Investment Company Institute (ICI) -
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Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) -
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Venture Capital Trust (VCT) Definition -
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Institutional Fund Definition -
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Blend Fund -
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Emerging Market Fund Definition -
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What Metrics Do I Use to Evaluate the Risk-Return Tradeoff for a Mutual Fund? -
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What Is a Mutual Fund Fact Sheet?
