Mike Bernier, CFP ® explains the difference between an individual bond and bond
mutual fund in this Question of the Week.
If
the mutual funds in question were purchased directly from the mutual fund companies — which is possible, except in the case of ETFs — there would be no commission paid to buy or sell the funds, other than short - term redemption fees, if any.
Not exact matches
While venture capitalists,
mutual funds and other private investors can only see upside
in a zero - interest environment where growth is hard to find, public investors would be skeptical of a public Uber, Smith explains, just as they've asked tough
questions about companies like Twitter and Yelp.
But to answer your
question,
in terms of establishing cost basis
in a taxable account, that's essentially what you paid for the security or the underlying
mutual fund or individual security.
However, his sarcasm does raise a
question worth exploring: What should active
mutual -
fund companies do
in response to the current outflows from them and into low - cost indexing and exchange - traded
funds?
If you are a new investor, answering the
question of whether to invest
in individual stocks or
in mutual funds is one of the hardest challenges you will ever face.
I have a
question about the savings -
in this strategy is it acceptable to put those savings into the market
in say a
mutual fund or stock (and is this preferred)
in lieu of a low yielding money market
fund?
One of the
questions that has bothered the new investor is which option should s / he choose when investing
in mutual funds — the growth option or the dividend option.
As you keep reading and start learning the answers to the above
questions, you can prepare to invest
in mutual funds.
I would really
question, though, if commodities are just 5 % of your investment — simply investing
in a S&P 500 ETF or
mutual fund will give you about 5 - 10 % exposure to oil and natural gas simply because of the weighting of those companies
in the
fund.
by the way, by reading other
questions on here I realize I should specify that by Roth IRA I plan to invest it
in mutual funds not just a money market or bank account or something.
The
question becomes: Are the American
Funds or other
mutual fund companies better able to protect us through their vast research department and trading area with any HFT issues than we would be
in making those investments ourselves?
Be sure to read the prospectus carefully and call the toll free number if you have any additional
questions before investing
in a
mutual fund.
also, as a
question to JD for Sparky, how is Sparky measuring his risk tolerance
in reguard to a
mutual fund or stock he wants to invest
in?
In fact the 5 main components to consider when designing any type of stock or
mutual fund portfolio; answering the
question of what type of investments you need to have and based on percentages of these sectors used what is your time horizon.
While you can do all your business with Scottrade online, including trading stocks, ETFs, buying and selling
mutual funds, transferring money back and forth, and researching, you can also get help from Scottrade
in person when necessary because, unlike many other discount brokers who operate entirely online, Scottrade has more than 500 local branch offices across the country, making getting help with either trading or general
question about account much easier and convenient.
A
question that I was recently asked with regards to investing
in equity
mutual funds was whether a
fund should be fully invested
in equity at all times or should it be holding cash if need be?
My
question is about dividends
in mutual funds (ETF or index
funds) that are outside an RRSP.
That's a separate
question, and the answer will likely be the same as for stock
mutual funds vs stock ETFs, so I'll mostly ignore the
question and just say stick with
mutual funds unless you are investing at least $ 50,000
in bonds.
Now let's bring back the
question of profit booking
in mutual funds.
If you have any further
questions about direct plans or investing
in direct plans of
mutual funds, post
in the comments.
So, this begs the
question, can one become wealthy by investing
in a professionally - managed portfolio of securities, aka a
mutual fund?
Whether to invest
in equities or
mutual funds is a
question that has plagued every investor.
My
question is which option was best (1) I break my savings arount 300000 / - and then take Loan from bank (cost of plot lumsum 10 - 15 L)(2) second option that hold 5 to 7 year and invest 10000 throu sip
in mutual fund and then go for plot.
By asking
questions and being proactive, an employee who had all their
funds in a money market
mutual fund might see better returns by spreading
funds around more evenly among different available investment vehicles.
I had a
question on lumpsum investing
in mutual funds visa vis investing through SIP route.
Here are some of the interesting and smart
questions submitted to us by a newbie investor who wants to invest
in a
Mutual Fund in the Philippines.
I have a doubt Investing
in Mutual Fund.I had Purchased a Land for 2.5 Lakhs
in the year 2007 and had sold
in the year 2015 for 35 Lakhs.My Long term capital gain is around 30 Lakhs and after Indexation it is around 6 Lakhs, which i had to Pay as Income tax.I require solutions for 3
Questions 1st question.Is it advisable to Purchase NHAI / REC Capital Bonds for 30 lakhs, hold it for 3 years and then invest
in Mutual Funds for next 4 years.
I've got a
question regarding moving money out of a
mutual fund (0 dividend income) into cash to reinvest
in dividend yielding stocks while the market is relatively low.
Questions 2 and 3: US - domiciled open - end
mutual fund data is from Morningstar and Center for Research
in Security Prices (CRSP) from the University of Chicago.
2) If I am correct
in question 1, and suppose I want to move from ELSS to non-ELSS
mutual fund.
If the
mutual fund you choose (inside the Manulife account) earns 5 % a year after fees and you withdraw 5 % a year, then then the Manulife account will be the same as the ETF approach
in your
question....
It will answer your
questions like: I am an NRI - non resident NRI and I want to know how to invest / or do investment
in the Indian
Mutual Funds & Stock Markets.
QUESTION: Is now the time to invest new money
in mutual funds?
Recently
in the comments section of a post from July 2008, titled 30 % today vs. 50 % tomorrow, a reader John asks the following
question, «I noticed some of my
mutual funds are showing a 70 % return from one year ago (market low).
So if you're being sold on investing with a broker or
in a «proven»
mutual fund, there's a legitimate
question you have to ask yourself: why?
Nevertheless, the main
question is why should an investor think about investing
in a
mutual fund and how could it reduce the amount of risk involved.
Index
mutual funds trounced actively managed
mutual funds last year by the widest margin
in 15 years, once again raising the confounding
question: Why do so many individuals gravitate to actively managed
funds when they are a proven loser?
I did some research and it is going to be hard to find one so my next
question is since I have an account with CIBC bank and I have already invested
in some
mutual funds through them how good or bad idea would be for me to stay with only
mutual funds since I do not dispose with huge amount of money.
Liz Tammaro: And similar to that
question, we have another one that's come
in from Bruce asking about how easy is it to buy and / or sell an ETF versus a
mutual fund?
Jim Rowley: A lot of moving parts
in that
question because I think the default has always been
mutual funds because they've been around longer.
Question No. 1: How much do you pay
in fees a year on the last
mutual fund you bought?
In fact, I would argue the
question is not specific to
mutual funds but can be applied to almost anyone who must make an investment decision: a
mutual fund manager, hedge
fund manager, or an individual investor.
As you alluded to
in your
question, there is not one answer that will be true for all
mutual funds.
In deciding whether or not to go with low - cost
mutual funds or an online advisor, Chris, your decision needs to be based primarily on the following two
questions:
We previously commented on the empirical methods
in the Investor Economics report
in our comment letter on the OSC webpage entitled «Frequently Asked
Questions about the Dissection of
Mutual Fund Fees, Flows and Performance Report», and as such I will not repeat those comments here.
Question No. 3: How much will it cost you
in deferred sales charges if you decide to sell your
mutual fund within two years of buying it?
The
question here is, can you effectively chase returns
in mutual funds, or does this strategy just compound the losses?
These figures include all
mutual fund management and operating expenses, but do not include all possible commissions that may have been charged to buy and / or sell the
funds in question, since commission rates vary by portfolio size and the entity or agent that executes the trades.
Question after stupid question that the RBC computer needed answered in order to let the nice bank guy sell me a mutu
Question after stupid
question that the RBC computer needed answered in order to let the nice bank guy sell me a mutu
question that the RBC computer needed answered
in order to let the nice bank guy sell me a
mutual fund.