Comments on: Big Mother Mutual Funds http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2005/12/09/big-mother-mutual-funds/ Learning and sharing investment knowledge. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:20:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Intro to 401k Part 2 Update on InvestorGeeks http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2005/12/09/big-mother-mutual-funds/#comment-82 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:06:11 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2005/12/09/big-mother-mutual-funds/#comment-82 [...] The Choosing a Fund section of Part 2 of our introduction to 401(k)s is now ready. Enjoy. [...] […] The Choosing a Fund section of Part 2 of our introduction to 401(k)s is now ready. Enjoy. […]

]]> by: Intro to 401k Part 2 on InvestorGeeks http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2005/12/09/big-mother-mutual-funds/#comment-80 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:01:39 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2005/12/09/big-mother-mutual-funds/#comment-80 [...] Be wary of jumping on the band wagon of “hot funds”. Often, if a fund has a good year, a bunch of new money will roll in. There is no reason to think that the fund will be as good at running 50 billion dollars as it was at running 5 billion. In a past article, Chris discussed the challenges big funds face. [...] […] Be wary of jumping on the band wagon of “hot funds”. Often, if a fund has a good year, a bunch of new money will roll in. There is no reason to think that the fund will be as good at running 50 billion dollars as it was at running 5 billion. In a past article, Chris discussed the challenges big funds face. […]

]]> by: Small-caps to the Rescue on InvestorGeeks http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2005/12/09/big-mother-mutual-funds/#comment-24 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:45:44 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2005/12/09/big-mother-mutual-funds/#comment-24 [...] Last Thursday, Chris wrote about Big Mother Mutual Funds and pointed out some reasons why you might not want to buy the “biggest and best” when it comes to mutual funds. Another problem with large mutual funds is that they lose their flexibility to invest in small-cap stocks. These funds are making investments in the tens of millions, which could add up to a sizable percentage of a small-cap’s total shares. It’s hard for a larger investor to make (or pull out of) an investment worth 5% or more of a company. [...] […] Last Thursday, Chris wrote about Big Mother Mutual Funds and pointed out some reasons why you might not want to buy the “biggest and best” when it comes to mutual funds. Another problem with large mutual funds is that they lose their flexibility to invest in small-cap stocks. These funds are making investments in the tens of millions, which could add up to a sizable percentage of a small-cap’s total shares. It’s hard for a larger investor to make (or pull out of) an investment worth 5% or more of a company. […]

]]> by: Jason http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2005/12/09/big-mother-mutual-funds/#comment-20 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 20:01:22 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2005/12/09/big-mother-mutual-funds/#comment-20 It's also bad to invest in large popular mutual funds during a secular bear market. ;) But things really ARE different this time. The <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity' rel="nofollow">singularity </a>is near! Nice post, Chris. Useful information to think about when, say, choosing a mutual fund for your 401k. No matter the direction of the market, smaller mutual funds will always be more flexible (and thus make more money) than larger ones. It’s also bad to invest in large popular mutual funds during a secular bear market. ;) But things really ARE different this time. The singularity is near!

Nice post, Chris. Useful information to think about when, say, choosing a mutual fund for your 401k. No matter the direction of the market, smaller mutual funds will always be more flexible (and thus make more money) than larger ones.

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