Tag: mutual fund selection

How New Investors Can Select Mutual Funds for Financial Goals

Frances D. White

Choosing a mutual fund should begin with a financial objective, not with a return chart. Many new investors select a scheme because it performed well recently, received attention online, or appeared at the top of a comparison table. Such decisions Read more

Simple Framework for Selecting the Right Index Mutual Funds

Maria A. Barron

Index mutual funds are designed to follow the performance of a selected market index. Instead of relying on frequent stock selection by a fund manager, these schemes generally hold securities in proportions similar to the benchmark they track. This rules-based Read more