Is mutual funds(like amana mutual fund) considered a publicly traded company?

Mutual funds are required by law to make annual capital gain and dividend distributions based on earnings - normally these distributions are reinvested in additional shares. After the end of the y...

Yes you do. Exception: some funds will lower or waive the front load if you invest enough money, maybe somewhere around $100,000.

Star rating does not always say much about how a manager achieve this. There is a decent web site you might want to check called fundmojo that provides history on fund rating, holdings and other in...

1. If your goal is long term (5yrs or more) a good mutual fund is almost always better than a CD. 2. The Vanguard Star fund - a balanced, moderately risk fund has averaged 11.69% for the last 3 y...

There are literally thousands of mutual funds to choose from to invest in here in the U.S., you can go to www.sharebuilder.com just to get an idea of what there is to invest in and the current pric...

The brokerage industry which includes mutual funds is one of the most regulated industrys in the country. With that said, there are many rules and regulations that must me followed and companys us...

Essentially a mutual fund is a large pool of money that a lot of investors put together which is then invested in the stock market. As an example say you have 1000 people each with 1000 to inve...

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