Mutual Funds: Your Money, Your Choice Take Control Now and Build Wealth Wisely (Financial Times (Prentice Hall))
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (842 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B009JSF716 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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It doesn't have to be that way. From the Back CoverIn the United States alone, more than 55,000,000 households invest in mutual funds—but most of those investors aren't achieving optimal returns, because they don't fully understand their costs, their risks, or their alternatives. You'll discover the real risks of mutual funds—and the tough questions you simply must ask if you're going to make the right decisions about them. You can make healthy returns in mutual funds-and you can find alternatives that will help you accomplish your financial objectives when mutu
Useful, but irritatingly bloated Claudio Di Gregorio I agree with what the other 5 star reviewers said about how useful and easily understandable this book is.However, I am rating it at 3 stars first to compensate for the unreserved enthusiasm of the others, and also because it is obvious to me that there was a blatant attempt to fleshen the book up, by any means, to reach a number of pages.Instead of more information -more footnotes, for example- re. Finally a book on mutual funds that I can understand Kathryn Jones I really don't know much about investing. I even avoided those type of courses in college (majored in the life sciences). But I realize that now that I'm a home-owner and making money I need to do something about my future. I'm not a big fan (at all) of the "For Dummies" series of books, so I wanted something a little more informative but personal. While browsing the books I came across this book a. Your Money, your choice Mutual Funds I was asked to review an early draft of this book. I'm really glad I did! Like many other people, I'm recently retired, need to stay tuned to the stcok market so that I can keep my "nest egg" wisely invested, but would much rather be outside playing golf, tennis, etc. I want to enjoy every minute of of each day, and the last thing I want to do is study and play the stock market! So, I don't, or at
In Your Money, Your Choice, a leading investment researcher (and author of one of the world's leading investment textbooks) explains exactly what individual investors must know to make the most of every investment dollar. He also introduces and explains important new alternatives to mutual funds, such as folio investing, comparing their advantages, risks, and potential yields.. In the U.S. alone, more than 55,000,000 households invest in mutual funds--but most of those investors aren't achieving optimal returns, because they don't fully understand their costs, their risks, or their alternatives. Jones reviews everything investors need to watch out for in order to achieve their objectives--including costs, tax issues, sector volatility, and other key issues. Simply and clearly--without complicated charts or equations--Charles P
More than 50 of Jones's papers have been published in the world's leading journals on finance and investing; he speaks and consults widely on topics of managerial finance, investment, and capital markets. In 1998-99, he was honored with a North Carolina State University Board of Governors Teaching Award, having previously been the recipient of one of the university's Outstanding Teaching Awards.. A Chartered Financi