In investing, you put your money in the hands of other people. If you invested in a mutual fund and its portfolio includes this or that venture, you can bet that someone is always on top of that portfolio. This active management of a fund’s portfolio is the same as the active management […]

Whatever you are thinking about never paying for tax, drop it now. This is not about failing top pay tax as I don’t want any of you ending up like Wesley Snipes who got three years in federal prison after willful failure to file income taxes. The term for today is Tax Freedom […]

After posts about different types of mutual funds, it is finally time to meet the family. The term family of funds is next on our list. As the term family suggest, family of funds refer to a group of mutual funds offered by an investment company. Since some investors would like to […]

If you are not afraid to take risks, in investing, you might find your match in a growth fund. This is basically a diversified portfolio of stocks which is invested on expansion of companies or research and development. This is risky because the fund is invested in something that companies are not expecting […]

The whole point of investing is to make more money. This could be spent for your children’s future, a new car, to support you after retiring, or other reasons. But are we guilty of being dragged too far in a rat race? Some people are worried too much about making money that […]

Here’s another term associated with mutual funds. As the name suggests, it has something to with vices. Vice funds are basically mutual funds which are invested on things like casinos, alcohol, and tobacco to name a few. This is actually a relatively new term as vice funds only started around the year […]

If you are going to invest, you have to learn how to value money. And if you rely heavily on credit cards for simple purchases, it would not teach you self-control. Investopedia lists down nine reasons why we should not rely on credit. As an investor, you should take heed of these […]

In investing, it is very important that you do everything you can not to lose money. One way you can do that is by diversifying your portfolio. This involves mixing a wide variety of investments in your portfolio. The reasoning behind this is that when investments are not correlated, there is a […]

Here’s another term associated with mutual fund. As such, it would be good for starters to get to know the term load fund. It is basically a mutual fund with a charge. This charge is for the sales intermediary. It could be a financial planner, a broker, or an investment advisor. This could […]

A mutual fund as you can see in the previous post is a good way for people starting to invest. Another term that you should get to know is open-end fund which is generally like a mutual fund. The difference between the two is that in an open-end fund, there is no limit […]