The 100 Best Mutual Funds to Own in America

ANNOTATION

An outstanding primer on shopping for mutual funds, this book ranks from one to 100 America's superstar mutual funds, including the basics, in-depth profiles, growth and income, and more. Rankings are based on five-year total return, consistency, fees and services. Also lists 100 honorable mention funds and interviews with 20 top mutual fund managers.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Description

Gene Walden is a master of summarizing volumes of objective data to determine "the best" in a crowded field of investment possibilities. For the fourth time, he turns his attention to helping investors identify the best mutual funds out of more than 8,500 possibilities.

Following his rigorous and proven model based on stringent criteria, Walden objectively rates the best mutual funds to own. Each fund receives an in-depth profile, ratings based on performance, consistency, and fees/services/ management, a fund overview, plus: * the top ten holdings of the fund
* sales charges and annual fees
* description of the fund manager's experience
* minimum investment requirements
* performance records, including 6-year bar chart
* resources to further investigate each fund

The 100 Best Mutual Funds includes nearly every type of fund--blue chip, small stock, growth and income, sector, global, bond funds and more. Walden also includes a clear-headed, no-nonsense overview of investing in mutual funds as well as insights from 20 of the nation's top portfolio managers.

The author also includes rankings divided into types of funds as well as an alphabetic listing.

About the Author

Gene Walden is the author of numerous bestselling investment classics including the five-time Money/Fortune Book Club Selection, The 100 Best Stocks to Own in America; The 100 Best Stocks to Own for Under $20, and 100 Ways to Beat the Market. He has been a contributor to The Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, Dow Jones News Service and other business and financial publications. Walden's straightforward views on investing make him a popular and sought-after speaker, as well as featured guest on hundreds of radio and television talk shows, with appearances on CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, PBS and others.

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Booknews

Walden, author of several bestsellers on investing, ranks the top 100 mutual funds to own. He presents detailed profiles on each of the funds, covering performance, fees and services, management, and consistency. Mail, phone, and electronic contacts are included in each entry. Walden has been a contributor to the , , and other business and financial publications. He has spoken on many radio and television shows. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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