How to Select a Good Mutual Fund

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Tip 1 - How To Pick A Good Mutual Fund

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Rossano Almonia | permalink

Learn how to evaluate mutual funds and find the right one for you.
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For further reading: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/mutualfund/07/picktherightmutualfund.asp ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Choose the Right Mutual Fund - US News

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Robert Floyd | permalink

Before you pick a mutual fund, make sure you check out a fund's turnover ratio.<br />
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For further reading: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/the-smarter-mutual-fund-investor/2014/04/29/how-to-choose-the-right-mutual-fund ^[2]

Tip 3 - My 9 Rules for Picking Mutual Funds

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Le Roy Dennison | permalink

The sad truth is that roughly two-thirds of all actively managed mutual funds fail to beat their benchmark indexes. Most people are better off sticking with low-cost index funds. If you want to invest in actively managed funds, you need to devote time to picking good funds.

For further reading: http://www.kiplinger.com/article/investing/T041-C007-S001-my-9-rules-for-picking-mutual-funds.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - 10 Tips to Picking a Winning Mutual Fund

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by blariz | permalink

This article explains in ten parts how to successfully pick good mutual funds. On this page we discuss why you should always buy no-load mutual funds.
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For further reading: http://beginnersinvest.about.com/od/mutualfunds1/ss/a122706a.htm ^[4]

Tip 5 - The right way to pick a new mutual fund

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Janette Sakamoto | permalink

Chuck Jaffe describes his 7-step process for adding mutual funds and ETFs to a portfolio.

For further reading: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-right-way-to-pick-a-new-mutual-fund-2014-07-21 ^[5]

Tip 6 - Bad Ways to Pick a Mutual Fund

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Lucas Hollertt | permalink

Investors pay too much attention to past performance, star ratings and today's headlines, and not enough to fund holdings.
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For further reading: http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304069604579155403080501672 ^[6]

Tip 7 - The First Number You Should Look for When Choosing a Mutual Fund

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Leslee Kirkconnell | permalink

When it's time to pick a mutual fund for your investments, there's one number you should always look for. No, it's not the Morningstar 5-star rating or ranking on a "top funds" list. The key number is the expense ratio.
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For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/the-first-number-you-should-look-for-when-choosing-a-mu-511049734 ^[7]