is aimed at finding more about your analytical skills rather then knowing your abilities to collect data... See if you can find valuable facts and figures about competitors, new products, leading products / services, industry trends,
market difficulties etc..
Various costs (including sales charges, advertising fees, tax implications,
etc.) poor
market timing, as well as an investor's
difficulty in choosing the right mutual fund from the thousands available (past performance is no indication of current performance), makes it virtually impossible to «pick a winner.»