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• would now be a good time to invest in the stock market, what should i buy?

  i probably should have invested 3 months ago in some index funds

   

• what are the difference between the mutual funds, government funds and index funds? what is the best for these

  funds to put my money into? should i just buy some stocks or go to this funds to make money more???

   

• Which Fidelity mutual funds should I pick?

  What do you think are Fidelity’s best mutual funds for me? I’m 26 and I might allocate 20-50% in Fidelity’s 2045 Freedom Fund but I also want to manage some funds. I am looking for aggressive low cost index funds. A few that caught my eye are FSMKX, FSTMXF, FSIIX, and FSEMX. What others should I look into and how do you think I should allocate them?

   

• If 80% of actively managed mutual funds perform bellow market average, why are we still doing this?

  I watch TV, there’s a ton of ‘analysts’ picking stocks, making predictions, or just plain clowns like Kramer. What is the point of this steam blowing, there’s an 80% chance they’re wrong.
  Well, goggle ‘canadian business couch potato’. If someone has no time they buy index funds. Even if they do have time and pick them carefully, chances are they’ll fail to beat s&p in 80% of cases

   

• Selling Mutual Funds and tax implications?

  Hello,
  I recently moved some of mutual funds (Traditional and Roth IRA’s) from a brokerage account to a FirstTrade account in order to save on trades and the overall expense of a broker who always puhsed loaded up mutual funds in order to attempt to stack his pockets. Anyway, I was wondering what it would cost me to unload some of my expense heavy mutual funds (all Hartford Cap funds which I have since trasferred) into my Firstrade Account and into some index mutual funds such as Vanguard Value ,Vanguard Int Value, 500 index etc. Although my current mutual funds, of Hartford Cap, have been performing well they have obvious expense ratios thaan the index funds listed above. I have held these for a few years and I was wondering if it would make economic sense to sell these expense laden funds and transfer them into a the index funds listed above or hold on to them?
  So essentinally if I sell my Traditional and Roth IRA funds (currently loaded with Hartfod Cap funds) and buy Vanguard index funds for both my Traditional and Roth IRA funds within my Firstrade account I should not have to pay capital gains tax? I know that I can by and sell the funds for free within Firsttrade after 180 days. It was the tax implications that I was concerned about.

   

• Stock trading and tax consequences?

  I recently started investing in the stock market. I initially started with the idea that I’d invest in 5 diversified ETF’s or Index Funds and just let it sit . . . . .the idea being I wouldn’t incur any tax penalties for a few years.

  I got tired of waiting for those funds to get moving, so I sold those shares and am now invested in ~15 fairly diversified stocks and have been actively trading for profit (and losses, of course).

  If things continue the way they are, I will hopefully have a nice profit . . . I’m just concerned that taxes are going to kill me. In the books I’ve read, there are two prominant themes:

  1) Taxes + Fund Expenses + Trading Commissions will erode any profits you may have made trading. Just stay invested in a few diversified index funds and rebalance once per year.

  or

  2) If you’re paying taxes, it’s because you’re making money. It’s not a bad thing to have to pay taxes. Trade away.

  Any thoughts/advice? Any good books on stock trading and taxes?

   

• Are there any mutual fund index funds that offer monthly dividends?

  if not, how can you distinguish if a mutual fund offers monthly dividends?

   

• Are there any mutual fund index funds that offer monthly dividends?

  if not, how can you distinguish if a mutual fund offers monthly dividends?

   

• Why don't more mutual fund companies offer index funds like Vanguard?

  Why does Vanguard seem to have the monopoly on index funds?

   

• what are the differences of the mutual funds,government funds, index funds and what is the best way to put my?

  0 in these funds? should i just buy some stocks with it? i want to make my money grow but putting it in savings account will not gonna make money that much……please help!

   

• Which discount broker should I use to trade mutual funds, index funds and etfs. Should I go with the cheapest?

  Do some of them provide more variety of funds, if so which company?
  I’m talking about online investing ala Etrade, Scottrade, etc…

   

• What is a good index fund to invest into?

  I’m looking to invest some of my cash into an index fund. Are they worth it? I live in Australia, would a domestic or international fund be better? Has anyone got any advice on index funds, or know any specific funds worth looking into?

   

• What is a good index fund to invest into?

  I’m looking to invest some of my cash into an index fund. Are they worth it? I live in Australia, would a domestic or international fund be better? Has anyone got any advice on index funds, or know any specific funds worth looking into?

   

• For each of the following choices, what stock mutual fund would you invest in and why?

  Stock Mutual Funds:
  4) Blue Chip
  5) Sector Fund (i.e. Healthcare, Technology, Small Cap., Environmental, etc. etc.)
  6) Index Funds
  7) International, Emerging markets or BRIC Funds

  What would you invest in?

   

• Is it possible to Invest in individual stocks for a traditional IRA account?

  Up to this point I’ve invested in Vanguard index funds for my traditional IRA account, but this year I thought I might try picking out individual stocks to feed the traditional IRA account. Is this allowed? Also any advice about how I actually go about buying these individual stocks? Many thanks in advance for your help!!

   

• Question for millionaires? Do you only invest in index funds or if older is that all you used in the past?

  I hear alot of people say 90% of mutual funds under perform the market. But I know some who have out performed it for long periods and besides who says you have to hold the same funds the rest of your life.

   

• I’m looking for DVDs to teach me the basics of investing such as mutual and index funds?

   

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• Will investing in a mutual fund be better in this kind of scenario?

  Here in the Philippines, there are very few index funds and historically, mutual funds have consistently beaten the local market (and therefore, the index funds that benchmark on it).

  I often read that one should stay away from mutual funds since 75% of the time, actively managed funds do not beat the market so you’re better off buying an index (with fewer costs). The situation is different here though, like I mentioned.

  Given that scenario, am I justified in putting my money in mutual funds since it helps me keep diversified and they consistently beat our local market (some MFs beat it by a large margin)?

  Is this reasonable thinking?

   

• what should I do to get all the free advice I can on investing and what I should invest in?

  I’ve just read like 5 books on investing, and I’m still in the dark as to exactly how I should invest my money. I’m thinking mutual funds or index funds but I’m not sure exactly what to do to get started. Maybe talking with an advisor or a banker or somebody could help, but they all cost money don’t they? or atleast give biased advice?

  What should I do, all my money is just sitting in my checking account crumbling to inflation as we speak!

   

• what should I do to get all the free advice I can on investing and what I should invest in?

  I’ve just read like 5 books on investing, and I’m still in the dark as to exactly how I should invest my money. I’m thinking mutual funds or index funds but I’m not sure exactly what to do to get started. Maybe talking with an advisor or a banker or somebody could help, but they all cost money don’t they? or atleast give biased advice?

  What should I do, all my money is just sitting in my checking account crumbling to inflation as we speak!