From the monthly archives:

January 2010

What Are Money Market Mutual Funds

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Money market mutual funds are mutual funds that invest in very short-term, highly liquid securities which are considered safe havens such as government securities or T-bills, certificates of deposit, and commercial paper. The funds are easily accessible and are as good as savings accounts in terms of liquidity. Money market mutual funds usually come with [...]

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Should I Buy ETFs Or Index Funds?

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This post was originally published on Consumerism Commentary Low cost passive investing is more in vogue than ever.  With last year’s market meltdown affecting both managed mutual funds as well as their low-cost counterparts index funds and exchange traded funds – many investors are asking why they are paying extra money for managers who manage [...]

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What Are Hedge Funds?

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Hedge funds are thinly regulated private investment funds for high net worth individuals and institutions. They tend to be extremely quantitative and highly leveraged in their investing approach, coming up with proprietary “black-box” models to determine their trades. Hedge funds became popular in the 1990s when their numbers doubled, but they had a spectacular run [...]

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