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���Source:�
Standard & Poor's�
Note that we
picked these stocks based on the criteria above.�
If those criteria are not as important to you, then you
can always pick others.�� Also, we selected
funds that are still open to new accounts.� Several
funds were earning better returns than these, but they
are closed to new investors.�
There is a lot to know
about mutual funds in general.� After you have
invested in one of these large caps, you can start
learning about the other, more lucrative (and more
risky) ones. Without sounding too much like a real
estate agent, here are 3 important things to do before
buying any mutual fund:
Read the Prospectus,
Read the Prospectus,
Read the Prospectus
The Prospectus (very much
like prospecting gold in "them thar
hills") is a document that tells you the small
print about what is going on in a mutual fund, what
stocks they are investing in, who is managing the fund,
how long he/she has been the manager, etc.� Reading
these babies will be difficult at first, but just do
it!� The more you do it, the better you get...you
can get a good education about investments by just
reading these!
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