Rate no load mutual funds?
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Just so you know, Mutual funds aren´t for everyone.  Personally, I wouldn´t invest in them unless I had to.  For more detail on that, just do a search for where I´ve addressed this question in other answers.\n\nHowever to answer your question, there are several rankings of mutual funds.  Here are some of the sources with appropriate link.\n\nLots of sources for Mutual fund reports that you´re looking for.  Here are some.\n\nMoney Magazine\nhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestfunds/indexfunds.html\n\nMorningstar\nhttp://www.morningstar.com/Cover/Funds.html?pgid=hetabfunds\n\nKiplingers\nhttp://www.kiplinger.com/personalfinance/investing/funds/?\n\nMutualFundRankings\nhttp://mutualfundrankings.org/\n\nAnd you may want to take a look at this article on mutual funds too just so you have a little more info if you´ve got tax concerns.\n\nhttp://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/pr/93/930429Arc3288.html\n\nIf you have any questions, please let me know.\n\nHope that helps!\n\n\n\nInfo on mutual funds\nhttp://beginnersinvest.about.com/cs/mutualfunds1/a/aa031501.htm\n\nInvesting for Beginners\nhttp://beginnersinvest.about.com/popular.htm
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Most of the mutual funds from big names firms are overpriced and underperform. Check out the performance and fees from the fund you bought with its peers. You could use the fund comparison tool at Vanguard.com or one of many discount brokers. I bet you find that Smith Barney takes a big chunk of your investment as fees and commissions and underperforms as well.\n\nread bobbrinker.com website for more unbiased views on investing and no load mutual funds. Also Growth Fund Research Inc. has an incredible recent track record in mutual fund advisory. NO LOADS>
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Vanguard is the low priced leader in the industry. Low expenses and no loads. It is my number one choice. Fidelity has some very low expensed funds, but in comparing money market returns between Vanguard & Fidelity, Vanguard wins. The difference is slight, therefore I would choose convenience if you had a Fidelity office nearby and liked having an office to go to.\n\nAmong the fund families you have many choices, read the educational info @ bobbrinker.com\n\nContrary to the registered reps advice above, unless you are a sophisticated investor, picking a basket of stocks is nonsense. You can't possibly do the research as a sideline and hope to beat the indexes. \n\nI was a RR, Financial Ops & General securities princ. of several brokerage firms in the past. The industry wants you to buy stocks, they can't stand to see you buy no load funds.
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www.morningstar.com will show you fees for every mutual fund.  They all differ depending on the type of fund.  They are between .5% to 4%
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Share class\nClass A shares typically impose a front-end sales load. They also tend to have a lower 12b-1 fee and lower annual expenses than other mutual fund share classes. Be aware that some mutual funds reduce the front-end load as the size of your investment increases. If you're considering Class A shares, be sure to inquire about breakpoints.[5] \n\nClass B shares typically do not have a front-end sales load. Instead, they may impose a contingent deferred sales load and a 12b-1 fee (along with other annual expenses). Class B shares also might convert automatically to a class with a lower 12b-1 fee if the investor holds the shares long enough.[6] \n\nClass C shares might have a 12b-1 fee, other annual expenses, and either a front- or back-end sales load. But the front- or back-end load for Class C shares tends to be lower than for Class A or Class B shares, respectively. Unlike Class B shares, Class C shares generally do not convert to another class. Class C shares tend to have higher annual expenses than either Class A or Class B shares.[7]
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There are sites such as sharebuilder.com that have very low commissions but they execute your order in a non-timely fashion.  It's a decent way to get started investing.
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Wow.  Some incredibly terrible advice so far.  Buy a no-load fund because they're free?  Would you go to a barber that gave out free haircuts?  How about a doctor who gave free colonoscopies?  Just because they're FREE doesn't necessarily mean they're any GOOD.  Loads (commissions) work like this: If you're going to someone for advice, you're going to compensate them for their time and expertise.  If you're going to do all your own research, and put in the time, then by all means, consider no-load funds--if and only if they meet your particular objectives. And if you ARE going to go it on your own, make sure you have the tools, time, and talent to stay the course.  And of course the discipline, which might be the hardest one.  Minimizing expenses is definitely key, but there are many, many super-high quality "load" mutual funds that have lower fees than "no-load" mutual funds.  Oh yes.  And better returns too.  Check the fund's annual expenses, which yo udon't pay out of pocket and hence can fly under the radar.  That's the money they deduct from your return whether they've made money or not.  Ideally, what you want is a combination of low expenses, a proven track record of beating the index, and a well-founded expectation that they will continue to do so (not just because you "feel" they will).  Of course, there are very good offerings no matter which camp go with, and MANY more terrible ones.  So do your research, either way.  \n\nAs far as buying certain sectors because they're "hot", wow, perhaps even worse advice.  Gold was at $250 an ounce and more than doubled to $660, a price unseen in, like, forever.  So where do you think it's more likely to go?  Up or down?  Gimme a break.\n\nAs a matter of fact, let's say you don't even have a crystal ball, and so you have no opinion on where gold is going.  Or stocks.  Or real estate.  Or bonds.  What's a sensible investor to do?\n\nBuy a diversified series of QUALITY mutual funds. The one good advice I saw was that owning individual stocks is just way too risky.  In many cases, it's more akin to gambling than investing.  So go with funds, which are much more diversified, and therefore spread the risk among many, many more holdings.  The key, of course, is buying quality.  So make sure you hit ALL the asset classes, like Large cap stocks, small/mid cap stocks, international stocks, emerging markets stocks, government debt, corporate debt, hi-yield debt, foreign debt, emerging markets debt, real estate, commodities, and precious metals. That's 12 categories right there, so with $1200, you're talking about $100 each.  This is called asset allocation, and it's a step beyond simple "diversification", which most idiots think is buying a hardware tech stock AND a software tech stock.  \n\nAdd systematically on a monthly basis. Soon you won't even care what any of the markets are doing.  They're up? Great!  Some of my investments are worth more.  They're down? Great! Now I'm buying quality investments at an "on sale" price.\n\nThen sit back and re-balance each year, back to your original percentages. Again, this is called asset allocation. It's is very important, perhaps the most important thing you can do with your money.  The thinking being, what's BEEN hot is more than likely not going to STAY hot.  All markets are cyclical.  There's hundreds of years of data to back this up.  Yet some people still think they can ride the next hot wave.  They usually wind up begging on the street for beer money.\n\nNow, this sort of portfolio should average 8-12% per year, so just split the difference and say 10% on average. Will it do 10% EVERY year? Of course not. I'd be surprised if it ever did EXACTLY 10%. That's an annual average. With that average, your money should double roughly every 7 years.\nSo, if you're starting
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Emigrantdirect.com and INGdirect has one of the highest interest rate for a savings account.\n\nBut a majority of Bank accounts usually don't have high interest rates. You are better off investing in mutual funds if you want the highest rate of return in the LONG RUN.
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You must avoid speculative (risky) investments like stocks.  You must stick to either bonds (which carry little or no risk) or mutual funds (which negate the effect of risk because they are invested in numerous types of stocks from many different corporations).  I would strongly advise a no-load mutual fund.  Also, before you do any of this, find out whether your employer matches any portion of your 401k.  If so, you must contribute to your 401k (at least to the point of the match, if possible). This allows you to invest without the effect of taxes until you withdraw (hopefully when you retire).
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look for a financial advise, look at mutual funds, initial investment  between 2000-3000, careful with front load or not-load, loads=management fees and maintenance fee
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You will probably want something with the lowest interest rates. Here's a good place to look:\n\nhttp://www.lowcards.com/
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You can find a lot of past performance of mutual funds on this web site.     http://www.micropal.com/\nalthough past return is no guarantee of future results - still, it could be used as an estimate.\n\nIf you want to calculate what an investment of $37,940 would add up to if it grew at 5% per year, just type this formula into an excel sheet:\n  =FV(0.05,30,,-37940)\nA whopping $163,974!
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If you are starting out and you dont know anything about stocks it is better to invest in a no load mutual fund, such as Vanguard Equity Income fund. You willneed $3,000 to open yor account and you can add $100 any time. If you buy stocks it will cost you commissions and if you dont have at least $50,000 to start you cant diversify.But stick with large cap stocks . The blue chips. A  mutual fund is your best bet. I am an investor for 40yrs.
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Visit \nhttp://www.mutualfundsindia.com/
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Try some of these links:\n\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:Mutual+fund\nhttp://www.mfea.com/\nhttp://www.guardfamily.org/B06/B0601/A0001_D/glossary/bhs04_glossary.html
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HSBC is currently offering 4.25% APY with no minimum deposit.  ING Direct and Emigrant Direct are both offering around 4% with no minimum deposit.  Check rates frequently at www.bankrate.com
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are you looking just for the NAV values (daily price) if so yahoo finance works great for that. you just type in the mutual fund symbol (or search for it). it will save your list in the recent quotes section for future reference. it's how i track my fund values on a regular basis.