Mutual Funds

Portfolio Structures, Analysis, Management, and Stewardship

John A. Haslem, Editor

Kolb Series In Finance

Essential Perspectives

Mutual Funds

The Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance is an unparalleled source of information dedicated to the most important issues in modern finance. Each book focuses on a specific topic in the field of finance and contains contributed chapters from both respected academics and experienced financial professionals. As part of the Robert W. Kolb Series in Finance, the goal of Mutual Funds is to provide you with an authoritative guide to making more informed decisions about this cost-effective investment vehicle.

Using a balance of theory and practical application, this book explores the approaches that will further improve, and lessen the hidden pitfalls, of mutual fund investing. Mutual Funds 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. The expert authors put the risks and rewards of mutual fund investing in perspective, examining how to select and evaluate the best mutual funds, mutual fund service advantages and disadvantages, and the long- and short-term effectiveness of mutual funds.

A complete resource and authoritative guide, Mutual Funds will help make the often difficult fund decision process easier—and much more rewarding.