The fund industry : how your money is managed /

• Main Author: Pozen, Robert C.
• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hamacher, Theresa
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2011]
• Series: Wiley finance series.
• Subjects: Mutual funds > United States.; Mutual funds.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.; United States.; Electronic books.

Details how mutual funds are marketed, regulated, and invested in stocks and bonds. The book also describes the critical factors needed to choose a specific fund for your investment or retirement plan, including what to look for when reading prospectuses, shareholder reports and third party reviews....

Table of Contents:

• Front Matter
• An Investor's Guide to Mutual Funds. Investing through Mutual Funds
• How Mutual Funds Work
• Researching Funds: The User Guides
• Comparing Mutual Funds
• Mutual Fund Portfolio Management. Portfolio Management of Stock Funds
• Portfolio Management of Bond Funds
• Appendix to Chapter 6: Bond Basics
• Portfolio Management of Money Market Funds
• Implementing Portfolio Decisions: Buying and Selling Investments
• Mutual Funds as Institutional Investors
• Selling Investment Funds. Retail Sales
• Retirement Plans and Mutual Funds
• The Competition from Exchange-Traded Funds and Hedge Funds
• Operations and Finance. Customer Service
• Portfolio Recordkeeping and Valuation
• The Financial Dynamics of the Fund Management Industry
• The Internationalization of Mutual Funds. Cross-Border Investing
• Cross-Border Asset Gathering
• The Market for Investment Funds: Beyond the United States and Europe
• Notes
• About the Authors
• Index.