About Mutual Funds: Mutual Fund Investing In a Vicious Market
| from Carol Vinzant Hello Fund Investors-- This is my first newsletter as the About.com mutual funds expert. This is certainly one of the most interesting times in mutual funds and the market I've ever been through. Let me introduce myself: I'm a financial journalist who has been writing about and investing in mutual funds for about 15 years at SmartMoney.com, Fortune, the Washington Post, WalletPop, BusinessWeek.com and a bunch of other places. I'm mainly an index-investing Boglehead, but I am starting to see the benefits of pulling out of dropping markets. Thanks for reading and please write in with any questions. Thanks, Carol Vinzant |
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