Information about mutual funds for new and prospective investors. Here are three reasons why you may wish to invest with mutual funds.

1. What is a Mutual Fund?
Based on an article at
www.WhatIsAMutualFund.com

2. A mutual fund is an investment vehicle
for those who want more than a
savings account at a bank, but aren’t
ready to trade stocks or bonds

3. Let's start with three reasons why an
investor, particularly a new investor,
might want to invest through mutual
funds:

4. 1. Easier to diversify; when you own
smaller pieces of many companies
rather than a big piece of one company,
your risks are reduced

5. 2. Professional advice and
stewardship, at a lower cost, since you
share the costs with many other
investors

6. 3. Save time: mutual funds usually
require less research and due diligence
than stocks (but, you will still have to
sort out & select a fund or funds)

7. Historically, the development of mutual
funds led to what's called the
democratization of investing; in other
words, investing was—and is—no
longer just for the rich.

8. In the United States, more than 90-
million people hold investments in
mutual funds. Comparable numbers
exist for other countries, as well

9. But before you begin investing with
mutual funds, note there are also
downsides, which we cover in a
following SlideShare presentation

10. For more independent information
about mutual funds, see the more than
40 free articles at
www.WhatIsAMutualFund.com