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Edward G. Leffler was an American former salesman of aluminium pots and pans, who introduced in 1924 the mutual fund. [1] He was selling securities for six years before starting the first mutual fund. [2] He was of Swedish descent from Wisconsin. [3]
Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor, written by John Bogle, is a book educating investors about mutual funds, with a focus on the praise of index funds and the importance of having a long-term strategy.
A mutual fund is an investment fund that pools money from many investors to purchase securities. The term is typically used in the United States , Canada , and India , while similar structures across the globe include the SICAV in Europe ('investment company with variable capital'), and the open-ended investment company (OEIC) in the UK.
Indexing: Indexing is where an investor buys a small proportion of all the shares in a market index such as the S&P 500, or more likely, an index mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund (ETF). This can be either a passive strategy if held for long periods, or an active strategy if the index is used to enter and exit the market quickly.
During the stock market crash of 1929 the fund survived an 83% loss and went on to create a second fund in 1934. By 1959, the Massachusetts Investors Trust fund had become the largest mutual fund in the United States. In 1969, MIT was reorganized as Massachusetts Financial Services (MFS) to reflect the firm's broadened scope of products and ...
The Wellington Management Foundation, a charitable fund with an educational focus, was founded in 1992. Through its annual grant-making program, the Foundation currently supports programs and organizations in nine regions, including Philadelphia, that improve the education and educational opportunities of economically disadvantaged youth. [14]
The Vanguard fund's 0.03% annual fee adds up to 0.3% in a decade, while the Premium Income ETF's fees would total 3.6% over the same period.
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