Everyone wants the next Fidelity Magellan Fund, the investment vehicle run by Peter Lynch that made perhaps more millionaires than any single mutual fund. That's the success story, clearly. But clear-eyed investors who can't size up the next all-time winner should take a look at the Investment U section on mutual funds.
In a few short chapters, this section gives you the answers to some vexing questions. And it offers some ideas you may have not considered. The Sad Reality of Mutual Funds is not all bad. Read it and you'll learn how to avoid some common missteps.
Many people are abandoning the mutual fund train for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and index funds that mimic mutual funds. Before you board these vehicles, check out Investing in ETFs. Mutual Fund Investing The Dodge and Cox Stock Fund: Get into this Mutual Fund Before it Closes Again
Money Market Funds: Why Your "Plus" Could Become A Minus
The Permanent Portfolio Fund: Harry Browne's "Peace of Mind" Investment
Auction-Rate Securities: Just How Safe Is This "Safe" Investment?
Vanguard Funds: The One Mutual Fund That's Hotter Than a Hedge Fund
Municipal Bonds: How "Munis" Work and Three Low-Cost, Tax-Free Mutual Funds
Mutual Fund Investment Strategy: If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them…
The Problems with Mutual Funds: The Little-Known Truths… and Three Ways To Protect Yourself
The Permanent Portfolio Fund: Long Live Harry Browne's "Fail-Safe" Investment Strategy
Socially Responsible Investing: Vice Trumps Virtue on Wall Street
Mutual Funds or Stocks: Which Investment Is Better for First Time Investors?
The Sad Reality of Mutual Funds
Mutual Fund History: The Terrible Truth Closed-End Funds Closed End Funds… The Only Funds That Go "On Sale"
Closed-End Funds: Two Closed-End Companies Primed For Profits Over Mutual Funds Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Exchange Traded Funds: 4 Ideas For Income Investors
Investing in ETFs: The Real Reason They're Hot… And Three ETFs Worth Buying Today
Exchange Traded Funds: A Better Way for Sector Investing Hedge Fund Investing Hedge Fund Loss: 4 "Unscientific" Ways to Increase Your Total Returns
Hedge Fund Returns: Three Ways to Trade & Profit Like a Hedge Fund
Hedge Fund Investing… Why the "edge" in Hedge Fund Has Two Sides
Hedge Funds… The Biggest Threat Facing the Stock Market Today
Hedging Strategies… How Hedge Fund Returns Go Mainstream | 
