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Someone Will Make Money on Your Funds - Why Not You?

A Better Way to Select Mutual and Exchange-Traded Funds

by Gary L. Gastineau

Someone Will Make Money on Your Funds - Why Not You?
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Pub. Date: 2005
ISBN: 9780471744825
No. pages: 296

Category: Finance
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In this summary you will learn

  • How to evaluate investment alternatives, including mutual funds, index funds and exchange-traded funds
  • When to include exchange-traded funds in your investment portfolio

Why you should read Someone Will Make Money on Your Funds - Why Not You?

This is one of the better short guides to fund investing. Although the title emphasizes exchange-traded funds (ETFs), in fact the book covers much more. Gary L. Gastineau reviews the basics of mutual-fund investing with a particular emphasis on risks and expenses of which many retail investors are unaware. He is frank about the scarcity of reliable comparative information about funds, but offers some useful pointers for investors aiming to assemble a portfolio. He covers index funds, actively managed mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, pointing out the relative advantages and disadvantages of each. He provides useful insight into the tax and expense advantages of exchange-traded funds, but he never gives the impression of becoming a salesperson or promoter. His style is low key, sometimes to the point of dullness. However, exciting investment writers are usually not the most credible. This author gives an impression of sound good sense and steady balance. getAbstract recommends this book to new investors in particular, but old hands may also encounter a few new ideas.

About the Author

Gary L. Gastineau has been a senior portfolio manager and product development manager for several companies. His previous books include The Exchange-Traded Funds Manual and The Options Manual.

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