Publisher's Synopsis
The second edition of this in-depth look at mutual fund investing and mutual fund performance contains easy-to-follow charts, tables, graphs, and illustrations and updated scoreboards that show investors where to put their money, how long to keep it there, and when it's time to move it.;These scoreboards highlight and graphically analyze the actual performance of more than 1,100 funds - equity, fixed-income, money-market, specialty, and closed end. They aim to provide accurate, at-a-glance performance ratings, as well as specific, current information on levels of risk, fund objectives, management, fees, key individual stock holdings. For added utility, tables benchmark the top-performing funds in each of the eight major fund categories, and for each of the specialized fund groupings.;To enhance financial decision-making and provide critical investment perspective, this second edition also features an in-depth analysis of the world of mutual funds for the year gone by, and a critical look at what investors can expect in the coming year. It examines important financial trends, and pinpoints the most promising funds to watch.