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Investment Companies and Fund Types

Investment Companies and Fund Types. Example: Fee Table. Mutual Fund Objectives: Recent Developments, I. Style. Value. Blend. Growth. Large. Medium. Size. Small.

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Investment Companies and Fund Types

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  1. Investment Companies and Fund Types

  2. Example: Fee Table

  3. Mutual Fund Objectives: Recent Developments, I. Style Value Blend Growth Large Medium Size Small • A mutual fund “style” box is a way of visually representing a fund’s investment focus by placing the fund into one of nine boxes:

  4. Mutual Fund Objectives

  5. Mutual Fund Performance

  6. Mutual Fund Performance

  7. Mutual Fund Performance

  8. Useful Internet Sites • www.ici.org (reference for mutual fund facts and figures) • www.vanguard.com (example of major fund family website) • www.fidelity.com (website of largest investment advisory firm in US) • www.ipsfunds.com (reference for “plain language” risk disclosure) • www.mfea.com (reference for info on thousands of funds) • www.morningstar.org (reference for one of the best mutual fund sites) • www.vicefund.com (reference for “vice” funds) • www.socialinvest.org (reference for “social conscience” funds) • www.hedgefundworld.com (reference for hedge fund information) • www.turnkeyhedgefunds.com (reference to start your own hedge fund)

  9. Chapter Review, I. • Investment Companies and Fund Types • Open-End versus Closed-End Funds • Net Asset Value • Mutual Fund Operations • Mutual Fund Organization and Creation • Taxation of Investment Companies • The Fund Prospectus and Annual Report • Mutual Fund Costs and Fees • Types of Expenses and Fees • Expense Reporting • Why Pay Loads and Fees? • Short-Term Funds • Money Market Mutual Funds • Money Market Deposit Accounts

  10. Chapter Review, II. • Long-Term Funds • Stock Funds • Taxable and Municipal Bond Funds • Stock and Bond Funds • Mutual Fund Objectives: Recent Developments • Mutual Fund Performance • Mutual Fund Performance Information • How Useful are Fund Performance Ratings? • Closed-End Funds and Exchange Traded Funds • Closed-End Funds Performance Information • The Closed-End Fund Discount Mystery • Exchange Traded Funds

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