100 Best Mutual Funds (2004)

by Gordon K. Williamson and Gordon K. Willliamson

Book Overview

For this updated edition, Williamson has thoroughly reanalyzed every one of the more than 10,000 mutual funds available to consumers to determine an authoritative ranking of the best 100. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158062927X
• ISBN13: 9781580629270
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Adams Media Corporation
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

100 Best Mutual Funds You Can Buy in 2004 by Williamson

A mutual fund is essentially held by shareholders and managedfor an investment fee. This book discusses some of the topmutual funds in the market together with the considerablereturns. Top funds are American Century Global Gold,Vanguard Health, Longleaf Partners, Clipper and Calamos Growth.These funds all have a double digit yearly rate of return.Aggressive growth funds tend to have the maximal capital gains.These funds can turn downward in a faltering economy so it iscritical to invest coincidentally with an upturn. If you catchthe bottom of a recession and invest, it is possible tohave three to four times your money in just a few years.Many of these funds have good investment newsletters whichare important to read carefully. The key is to diversify riskby placing your portfolio in a managed risk mix of investments.i.e. safe returns, intermediate risk and aggressive funds

Mutual Funds Explained!

In the large market of mutual funds, there is a good chance that you can choose the wrong fund. This book will teach you the ways in which to investigate, buy, and trade mutual funds. I found the information contained about each mutual fund, it's purpose, value, etc. to be in depth and easy to understand. The explanations of statistical data are to the point, and the mutual funds listed as the best are convincing. Williamson explains the do's and don'ts of mutual funds and all of the lingo is explained. Get this book before you buy a fund!

Helpful

It seems to be a very useful and helpful book for me. Since I usually ask the opinions about the mutul funds from my financial advisor, I found this book can even replace him! Now, I am waiting for the profits I will get from buying those mutul funds.