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Investing Basics of Mutual Funds
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What Is a Back-End Load?
How Do You Invest in a Hedge Fund?
What Is the Difference Between An Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) and An Index Fund?
What Is an Index ETF?
What Are Funds of Funds (FOFs)?
Are Money Market Funds Insured?
What Is Dollar Cost Averaging for Mutual Fund Investing?
What Is a Mutual Fund's "Expense Ratio"?
The 5 Pitfalls of Investing in Mutual Funds
How Do I Calculate the Average Basis for the Sale of Mutual Fund Shares?
The IRS Overview of Mutual Fund Distributions
How to Evaluate Mutual Fund Managers
What Type of Return Do You Look for in a Mutual Fund?
Where to Buy Mutual Funds
What Is a Mutual Fund?
Choosing a Mutual Fund
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ETFs vs. Mutual Funds
Pros and Cons of Index Funds
Investing in Green Mutual Funds
The Different Types of Mutual Funds
How Exchange Traded Funds Beat Mutual Funds
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   Diversified Fund

A "diversified fund" is a mutual fund that invests in a diversity of securities across a variety of market or industry sectors. Part of the attraction of a diversified fund is that it is not perceived as risky as a focused sector fund.
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