How Mutual Funds Earn Money?

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My father is just about to reach the retirement age. But as your typical employee, he dedicated his life to his work and never got the chance to invest. I find it hard to explain to him that mutual funds can save his retirement. So that he’ll be financially independent.

And also, most people who come to this site and send us an email asking how mutual funds earn money? To make the story short. I made this post to explain briefly how mutual funds earn money. Mutual funds is a public pool of money from different small time investors. A seasoned manager will invest the money to different vehicles such as bonds, real estate, stocks and forex. The money earned will be divided to the whole investors. That is why, when we buy funds, they are called NAVPS or NAV per share. As in any kind of investment, there are potential losses and gains. Make sure you spend the money that you are willing to risk.

But keep in mind that mutual funds is not the end all of investing. Mutual funds is just the beginning. While you learn what affects your earnings, be it goverment stability and news. You will see a decline or gain in your profit. Once you know these elements that affect your profit, you might want to learn forex currency trading systems then stock market. There different ways to skin a cat and different ways to earn money WITHOUT LIFTING A FINGER. You just have to be eager to learn and risk a little bit of money.

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    6 Responses to How Mutual Funds Earn Money?

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    Jeffrey Baclangen

    February 6th, 2010 at 3:24 am

    Nice post. I’ll tell my friends about your site. Anyway, can I ask permission to post some of your insights in my blog?

    Thanks,
    Jeffrey Baclangen

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    admin

    February 6th, 2010 at 4:31 am

    Sure. Please don’t forget to link back.

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    girna dela cruz

    May 7th, 2010 at 3:28 am

    how do i start? what’s the first step?

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    ReLLY

    August 28th, 2010 at 7:30 am

    This is a great site!!! easy to learn and very inspiring! LET’s start investing! @;-)

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    Rudy Maramara

    January 5th, 2011 at 5:50 am

    Please compare what is the difference between Mutual Fund and Equity Fund? Which one is better?

    Thanks

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    Rudy Maramara

    January 5th, 2011 at 5:51 am

    Please compare what is the difference between Mutual Fund and Equity Fund? Which one is better?

    Thanks

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