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Mutual Fund Investors, Beware: A Scary Tax Bill Is Coming

November 30, 2015

Alamy The taxes you pay on your investment gains are among the biggest drags holding back the growth of your portfolio. Fortunately, many investors in stocks, bonds and other types of assets have almost compl...

When Should You Choose Active Over Passive Mutual Funds?

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September 18, 2015

Mutual Funds

Alamy These days, investors hear fewer financial advisers promise they have the stock-picking chops to "beat the market." With memories of 2008 still fresh in people's minds, many advisers, as well as indiv...

ETFs vs. mutual funds: Investment vehicles get ready to rumble

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July 17, 2015

Index Funds

Is there a battle royal brewing in the world of investment funds? Exchange-traded funds are suiting up in the locker room, preparing to challenge mutual funds' dominance. A recent report from Deloitte, says th...

Investing 101: What Is a Mutual Fund?

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March 20, 2015

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Many people want to make money investing so they turn to mutual funds, hoping to capitalize on the long-term growth of the stock market. But before you start investing, it's important to know how a mutual fun...

BofA’s Merrill Lynch Unit Fined for Mutual Fund Overcharges

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May 24, 2014

Mutual Funds

Richard Levine/Alamy NEW YORK -- Bank of America's (BAC) Merrill Lynch unit was fined $8 million and will reimburse $24.4 million to customers to settle allegations that it overcharged more than 47,000 reti...

Stop Paying Wall Street Extra for Your Mutual Funds

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April 30, 2014

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Pop quiz: If someone wanted to charge you more than $600 for something you could get for less than $10 somewhere else, who would you buy it from? Most of the time, that answer's a no-brainer. But for some rea...

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