Mutual funds : portfolio structures, analysis, management, and stewardship / [edited by] John A. Haslem.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The nature of mutual funds / Conrad S. Ciccotello -- Mutual fund regulation and issues / Conrad S. Ciccotello -- The economics of mutual funds / David M. Smith -- Mutual fund fees and expenses / David M. Smith -- How financial markets work / Larry E. Swedroe -- Active versus passive investing / Larry E. Swedroe -- Efficient markets and mutual fund investing : the advantages of index funds / Burton G. Malkiel -- Asset allocation : design and care of portfolios / William J. Bernstein -- The Morningstar approach to mutual fund analysis : part I / Don Phillips and Paul D. Kaplan -- The Morningstar approach to mutual fund analysis : part II / Don Phillips and Paul D. Kaplan -- Building a portfolio of mutual funds : a Morningstar approach / Don Phillips and Paul D. Kaplan -- Performance of actively managed versus index funds : the Vanguard case / Edward Tower -- Classic and enhanced index funds : performance and issues / Edward Tower -- Mutual funds versus exchange-traded funds / Gary L. Gastineau -- The challenge to mutual fund stewardship / John C. Bogle -- Identifying mutual fund stewardship / John A. Haslem -- Normative transparency of mutual fund disclosure / John A. Haslem -- A design for the mutual funds of the future / John C. Bogle.

An authoritative, must-read guide to making more informed decisions about mutual funds. Providing a balance of theory and application, this authoritative book will enable you to evaluate the various performance and risk attributes of mutual funds. It covers a broad range of topics, including understanding the advantages and disadvantages of mutual funds, evaluating stock/bond allocations within fund portfolios, assessing fund diversification risk, measuring fund returns and risk, and making fund buy/sell decisions. While informative chapters combine clear summaries of existing research with pr.

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