http://www.netvouz.com/infor626/tag/funds?feed=rss&pg=1 infor626's bookmarks tagged "funds" on Netvouz http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.291/american-funds-europacific-growth-fund-class-a-aepgx.html American Funds - EuroPacific Growth Fund - Class A Shares (AEPGX) +2 Fund Authority Score - The Skilled Investor's FUND AUTHORITY SCORES for Mutual Funds and ETFs > Worldwide and International (Non-U.S.) Stock Mutual Funds and ETFs - Financial Articles, The EuroPacific Growth Fund AEPGX gets a +2 Fund Authority Score. The fund seeks long term capital appreciation. The fund's investment objective is to 80% or more of its assets in securities of issuers domiciled in Europe and the Pacific Basin. infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.290/american-funds-growth-fund-of-america-class-a-shares-agthx.html American Funds - Growth Fund of America - Class A Shares (AGTHX) +2 Fund Authority Score - The Skilled Investor's FUND AUTHORITY SCORES for Mutual Funds and ETFs > US Large Capitalization Stock Mutual Funds & ETFs - Financial Articles, With 4.4 million shareholder accounts, the Growth Fund of America AGTHX is the largest actively managed stock mutual fund in the United States. The investment management objective of this mutual fund is to grow individual investor's capital. This article provides the Fund Authority Score for Class A Shares. infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.295/american-funds-income-fund-of-america-class-a-shares-amecx-%2B2-fund-authority-score.html American Funds - Income Fund of America - Class A Shares (AMECX) +2 Fund Authority Score - The Skilled Investor's FUND AUTHORITY SCORES for Mutual Funds and ETFs > US Large Capitalization Stock Mutual Funds & ETFs - Financial Articles, At approximately $91 billion in assets with 2.2 million shareholder accounts, the Income Fund of America is a very large actively managed mutual fund. This fund can invest worldwide, however it focuses largely on U.S. equity and debt securities. Recently, 20% of this mutual fund's portfolio assets were invested in non U.S. equities and 4% of portfolio assets were invested in non U.S. bonds. According to the American Funds mutual fund prospectus for the Income Fund of America, this mutual fund seeks to provide you with cur... infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/american-funds-income-fund-of-america-class-a-shares-amecx-rate-a-2-fund-authority-score-193.htm Fund Authority Scores rate mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the most important economic factors that influence individual investors' net long infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.294/american-funds-the-investment-company-of-america-class-a-shares-aivsx-%2B3-fund-authority-score.html American Funds - The Investment Company of America - Class A Shares (AIVSX) +3 Fund Authority Score - The Skilled Investor's FUND AUTHORITY SCORES for Mutual Funds and ETFs > US Large Capitalization Stock Mutual Funds & ETFs - Financial Articles, According to American Funds mutual fund Prospectus for The Investment Company of America, the fund seeks to make your investment grow and provide you with income over time by investing primarily in common stocks that offer growth and dividend potential. At approximately $95 billion in assets with 3.1 million shareholder accounts, The Investment Company of America is a very large actively managed mutual fund. This fund may invest worldwide, however it focuses largely on U.S. equity and debt securities. infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/american-funds-the-investment-company-of-america-class-a-shares-aivsx-net-a-3-fund-authority-score-192.htm Fund Authority Scores rate mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the most important economic factors that influence individual investors' net long infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.296/american-funds-washington-mutual-investors-fund-class-a-shares-awshx-%2B2-fund-authority-score.html American Funds - Washington Mutual Investors Fund - Class A Shares (AWSHX) +2 Fund Authority Score - The Skilled Investor's FUND AUTHORITY SCORES for Mutual Funds and ETFs > US Large Capitalization Stock Mutual Funds & ETFs - Financial Articles, At approximately $89 billion in assets with 2.7 million shareholder accounts, the Washington Mutual Investors Fund mutual fund is a very large, actively managed diversified investment fund. This mutual fund's investment portfolio consists predominantly of large capitalization U.S. stock securities. Recently, about 97% of this mutual fund's portfolio assets were invested in U.S. equities. There were no U.S or non U.S. bonds in the investment portfolio. Cash and cash equivalents made up 3% of the portfolio. Accordi... infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/wp/american-funds-washington-mutual-investors-fund-class-a-shares-awshx-acquire-a-2-fund-authority-score-194.htm Fund Authority Scores rate mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the most important economic factors that influence individual investors' net long infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.43/avoid-mutual-funds-with-sales-commissions-and-12b-1-fees.html Avoid mutual funds and ETFs with sales loads, commissions and 12b-1 fees - The Skilled Investor's FUND AUTHORITY SCORES for Mutual Funds and ETFs > Selecting Diversified Investment Funds -- Mutual Funds and ETFs - Financial Articles, There is no convincing evidence that sales loads and other sales fees charged to investors result in higher performance. The opposite has repeatedly been proven true. Paying a load just means that you are throwing your hard earned money down a hole. infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT http://www.theskilledinvestor.com/ss.item.46/avoid-mutual-funds-with-higher-investment-portfolio-turnover.html Avoid mutual funds with higher investment portfolio turnover - The Skilled Investor's FUND AUTHORITY SCORES for Mutual Funds and ETFs > Selecting Diversified Investment Funds -- Mutual Funds and ETFs - Financial Articles, The problem with high turnover is that higher fund trading adds substantial hidden expenses that drag down returns. Because short term trading is a zero sum game before costs played against other well informed traders, greater turnover is far more likely on average to result in lower fund returns instead of superior risk adjusted performance. When trading is greater, then even higher returns are required just to break even on the higher associated trading costs. infor626 Wed, 07 May 2008 18:53:52 GMT