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The New Commonsense Guide to Mutual Funds
The New Commonsense Guide to Mutual Funds Author:Mary Rowland The best book on mutual funds just got better-and bigger-in this up-to-the-minute new paperback edition. This is the expanded edition of the acclaimed hardcover guide that earned raves from consumers, reviewers, and booksellers. The Wall Street Journal called Rowland's 1996 guide "outstanding." And The Boston Globe praised it as "a lifetime refe... more »rence for mutual fund investors," applauding Rowland's clear, concise, jargon-free approach to building a mutual fund portfolio. As one of America's preeminent finance journalists, Rowland has offered top-drawer advice on investing for over 20 years. The New Commonsense Guide to Mutual Funds now includes 75 of her signature DOs and DON'Ts-practical, savvy solutions for the problems, frustrations, and missed opportunities encountered by anyone who owns shares in mutual funds. Inside this new guide, investors will find smart questions to ask before investing. A risk assessment quiz. Powerful techniques and strategies professional money managers use for asset allocation and rebalancing. And guidance about when and how to get into (and out of) a mutual fund. Includes: Roth IRAs; Education IRAs; Over a dozen new DOs and DON'Ts; More resources, including top-ranked fund managers, research tools for investors, key web sites; Greatly expanded guidance on risk-taking and strategies; Over 12 sample portfolios; Answers to most frequently asked questions from baby boomers, retirees, and Gen-Xers who follow Rowland's online column at www.moneyinsider.com. Mary Rowland is a contributing editor to Bloomberg Personal Finance and is one of the most respected authors in the field of personal finance. She has written extensively for The New York Times, Fortune, Worth, Business Week, Money, Modern Maturity, Woman's Day, USA Today, and many other major consumer and financial publications. Her books include A Commonsense Guide to Your 401(k) and Best Practices for Financial Advisors.« less