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Books : Mutual Funds For Dummies, 5th editionIn association with Amazon.comRating:  - You will not regret this purchaseI cannot say enough good things about this book. After reading it, I feel confident about my ability to select, understand, and evaluate Mutual Funds -- and how to manage my portfolio and overall finances. The book not only gives you an in-depth yet simple description of different kinds of mutual funds, it also helps you understand what investments are suitable for your specific situation and how your portfolio should change over time. This is a book that should become a part of high school curricula. The country would be better for it. Rating: - excellent book for understanding mutual fundI wish I had this book 10 years ago. It tells you how to find out the hidden cost of mutual funds, how to select funds, how to evaluate your funds...etc. Many useful and practical tips. Highly recommended. Rating:  - Great Book but beware of BiasEric Tyson does an excellent job providing the basics and then going into more detail about how to develop an appropriate portfolio. Beware however of the book's apparent bias towards Vanguard. I personally have a bias as well towards Vanguard but in some ways his criticisms of other brokerages are unfair and he pushes vanguard at times that seem inappropriate. Overall a fantastic book however. Rating: - read this before you investI don't usually find the Dummies books that useful but this one is an exception. It turns out I have been basing my investments on all the wrong information. This book answers questions about expenses, capital gains, taxes, etc...It would be an excellent gift for someone just beginning to invest; I wish I had read it ten years ago. Rating:  - Too many irrelevant stuff, not much useful infoThis book is disappointing. I've bought this one and "morningstar guide to mutual funds". This one has more pages than "morningstar guide", but has much less useful info. 1. It talks lengthily about personal finance, taxing form, fund transfer, etc, but not much clear description/insight about mutual fund itself. 2.The author seems to be vanguard fan, and pay little attention to other mutual fund companies. |
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