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The Truth About
Mutual Funds

Basics
What is a mutual fund? What are the four words that tell you almost everything you really need to know about mutual funds? Under what circumstances would one ever choose to buy a mutual fund? Find out here.

Introduction to Mutual Funds
Choosing a Mutual Fund
How to Read a Mutual Fund Prospectus
Glossary of Terms
Mutual Funds Message Board

Performance
Learn just how bad mutual fund performance typically is, and how to Foolishly measure the actual performance of your mutual fund.

Performance Record of Mutual Funds
How to Measure Your Mutual Fund's Performance

Costs
The hidden costs imposed by mutual funds explain why their returns to shareholders underperform the market by such a large margin. Learn exactly how it is that mutual fund managers hide all their fees, Fool.

Loads
The Expense Ratio
Turnover and Cash Reserves
Taxes
A Lesson in Tax Efficiency
David Gardner's Congressional Testimony on Fees

Index Funds
How to get the market's average through a mutual fund. Learn why we think index funds are the only mutual funds for a Fool, and just how many different market indices are matched by mutual funds..

The S&P Index Fund
Beyond the S&P Index Fund
Index Fund Anatomy Lesson
Spiders: The Index Fund Alternative
The Construction of an Index
Index Fund Message Board
No-Load Index Funds Chart

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