Choosing a Mutual Fund - Guide to Mutual Fund Investment

Finding a mutual fund that’s a good fit for you can seem a daunting process. After all, there are literally thousands of these things floating around. And if you pick up a financial magazine in hopes of sorting through this mess, you’re bombarded by a ton of fund advertisements, all touting that particular fund family’s great returns and often including pictures of the fund managers, arms crossed and looking fiercely insightful. (Why fund companies think how their managers look is somehow enticing to investors remains a mystery to me.) (more…)