http://mutualfunds.about.com/ http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/02/09/why-did-i-get-a-1099-heres-what-to-do.htm <p>This time of year I often receive calls from clients asking why they received a 1099-R or 1099-DIV.&#160; Today, I'll clear up some common confusion and provide a few answers about <a title="What to Do With Your 1099" href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/od/mutualfundtaxation/a/What-To-Do-With-Your-1099.htm">why you received a 1099 and what to do with it</a>. <a href =http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/a/000605.htm><!--#echo var="lbrm" -->...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/02/09/why-did-i-get-a-1099-heres-what-to-do.htm">Why Did I Get a 1099? Here's What to Do...</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/">About.com Mutual Funds</a> on Thursday, February 9th, 2012 at 10:34:51.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/02/09/why-did-i-get-a-1099-heres-what-to-do.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/02/09/why-did-i-get-a-1099-heres-what-to-do.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/02/09/why-did-i-get-a-1099-heres-what-to-do.htm&#038;zItl=Why Did I Get a 1099? Here's What to Do...">Email this</a></p> http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/02/09/why-did-i-get-a-1099-heres-what-to-do.htm 2012-02-09T10:34:51Z http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/january-2012-roundup-and-overview.htm <p>If you're like me, it seems you've&#160; just begun 2012 and need to take a brief moment to get caught up on what has already happened in this not-so-new year.&#160; Here's a recap of posts and articles to get you up to speed on mutual funds, the market and economies of the world. <a href =http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/a/000602.htm><!--#echo var="lbrm" -->...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/january-2012-roundup-and-overview.htm">January 2012 Roundup and Overview</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/">About.com Mutual Funds</a> on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at 21:44:10.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/january-2012-roundup-and-overview.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/january-2012-roundup-and-overview.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/january-2012-roundup-and-overview.htm&#038;zItl=January 2012 Roundup and Overview">Email this</a></p> http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/january-2012-roundup-and-overview.htm 2012-01-31T21:44:10Z http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/how-will-zirp-affect-you.htm <p>Put simply, the economy is slow and the Federal Reserve is out of ammunition to stimulate growth.&#160; This is why the Fed announced an extension this week of its <a title="What is ZIRP?" href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/od/mutualfundglossary/a/What-Is-Zirp.htm">Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP)</a> through the year 2014.&#160; What does this mean? <a href =http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/a/000599.htm><!--#echo var="lbrm" -->...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/how-will-zirp-affect-you.htm">How Will ZIRP Affect You?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/">About.com Mutual Funds</a> on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at 17:58:16.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/how-will-zirp-affect-you.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/how-will-zirp-affect-you.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/how-will-zirp-affect-you.htm&#038;zItl=How Will ZIRP Affect You?">Email this</a></p> http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/how-will-zirp-affect-you.htm 2012-01-31T17:58:16Z http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/bond-funds-for-rising-interest-rates-and-inflation.htm <p>We recently pondered if <a title="Is Now a Good Time for TIPS?" href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/30/is-now-a-good-time-for-tips.htm">now is a good time to invest in TIPS</a>.&#160; Today let's take a look at some funds to consider now for the inevitable rising interest rate environment. <a href =http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/a/000597.htm><!--#echo var="lbrm" -->...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/bond-funds-for-rising-interest-rates-and-inflation.htm">Bond Funds for Rising Interest Rates and Inflation</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/">About.com Mutual Funds</a> on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at 15:49:02.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/bond-funds-for-rising-interest-rates-and-inflation.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/bond-funds-for-rising-interest-rates-and-inflation.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/bond-funds-for-rising-interest-rates-and-inflation.htm&#038;zItl=Bond Funds for Rising Interest Rates and Inflation">Email this</a></p> http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/31/bond-funds-for-rising-interest-rates-and-inflation.htm 2012-01-31T15:49:02Z http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/30/a-lesson-in-portugal-bond-crisis.htm <p>I read an article earlier today on MarketWatch about <a title="Portugal bonds dive on 'restructuring contagion'" href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/portugal-bonds-dive-on-restructuring-contagion-2012-01-30">Portugal's Bond Prices Diving</a>, due to investor fear.&#160; This outlines a good example of how bond prices move in relation to interest rates. <a href =http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/a/000593.htm><!--#echo var="lbrm" -->...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/30/a-lesson-in-portugal-bond-crisis.htm">A Lesson in Portugal Bond Crisis</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/">About.com Mutual Funds</a> on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 22:45:31.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/30/a-lesson-in-portugal-bond-crisis.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/30/a-lesson-in-portugal-bond-crisis.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/30/a-lesson-in-portugal-bond-crisis.htm&#038;zItl=A Lesson in Portugal Bond Crisis">Email this</a></p> http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/30/a-lesson-in-portugal-bond-crisis.htm 2012-01-30T22:45:31Z http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/30/is-now-a-good-time-for-tips.htm <p>If you feel interest rates are as low as they can get and there is no where to go but up from here, you may want to consider <a title="TIPS Mutual Funds - Pros and Cons of TIPS" href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/od/typesoffunds/a/tipsfunds.htm">Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS)</a>.&#160; Here's why: <a href =http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/a/000589.htm><!--#echo var="lbrm" -->...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/30/is-now-a-good-time-for-tips.htm">Is Now a Good Time for TIPS?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/">About.com Mutual Funds</a> on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 22:15:28.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/30/is-now-a-good-time-for-tips.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/30/is-now-a-good-time-for-tips.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/30/is-now-a-good-time-for-tips.htm&#038;zItl=Is Now a Good Time for TIPS?">Email this</a></p> http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/30/is-now-a-good-time-for-tips.htm 2012-01-30T22:15:28Z http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/26/american-funds-lose-index-funds-have-record-year.htm <p>American Funds, one of the largest mutual fund families in the world was the biggest loser, in terms of assets under management last year.&#160; The biggest gainers were index funds and exchange traded funds (<a title="What is an ETF?" href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/od/mutualfundglossary/g/etf.htm">ETFs</a>).&#160; Why? <a href =http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/a/000587.htm><!--#echo var="lbrm" -->...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/26/american-funds-lose-index-funds-have-record-year.htm">American Funds Lose, Index Funds Have Record Year</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/">About.com Mutual Funds</a> on Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 08:48:25.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/26/american-funds-lose-index-funds-have-record-year.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/26/american-funds-lose-index-funds-have-record-year.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/26/american-funds-lose-index-funds-have-record-year.htm&#038;zItl=American Funds Lose, Index Funds Have Record Year">Email this</a></p> http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/26/american-funds-lose-index-funds-have-record-year.htm 2012-01-26T08:48:25Z http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/19/should-you-use-a-total-stock-market-index-fund.htm <p>Many investors and advisers alike believe that the best way to capture market returns is to invest in a <a title="Total Stock Market Index Funds" href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/od/Index-Investing/a/Total-Stock-Market-Index-Funds.htm">Total Stock Market Index Fund</a>.&#160; This is true to a degree but there are advantages and disadvantages to this strategy. <a href =http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/a/000583.htm><!--#echo var="lbrm" -->...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/19/should-you-use-a-total-stock-market-index-fund.htm">Should You Use a Total Stock Market Index Fund?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/">About.com Mutual Funds</a> on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 at 08:55:56.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/19/should-you-use-a-total-stock-market-index-fund.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/19/should-you-use-a-total-stock-market-index-fund.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/19/should-you-use-a-total-stock-market-index-fund.htm&#038;zItl=Should You Use a Total Stock Market Index Fund?">Email this</a></p> http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/19/should-you-use-a-total-stock-market-index-fund.htm 2012-01-19T08:55:56Z http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/11/sp-500-index-funds-beat-pros-in-2011.htm <p>Investors who prefer to choose the <a title="The Best S&#038;P 500 Index Funds" href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/od/Index-Investing/a/The-Best-Sandp-500-Index-Funds.htm">best S&#038;P 500 Index funds</a> over the attempt to beat the market with actively managed funds are reflecting on a victory for 2011.&#160;&#160; The previous year was no cake walk for the average investor but <a href =http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/a/000580.htm><!--#echo var="lbrm" -->...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/11/sp-500-index-funds-beat-pros-in-2011.htm">S&P 500 Index Funds Beat Pros in 2011</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/">About.com Mutual Funds</a> on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 at 16:39:31.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/11/sp-500-index-funds-beat-pros-in-2011.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/11/sp-500-index-funds-beat-pros-in-2011.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/11/sp-500-index-funds-beat-pros-in-2011.htm&#038;zItl=S&P 500 Index Funds Beat Pros in 2011">Email this</a></p> http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2012/01/11/sp-500-index-funds-beat-pros-in-2011.htm 2012-01-11T16:39:31Z http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2011/12/31/will-the-presidential-election-cycle-theory-work-in-2012.htm <p>The <a title="The Presidential Election Cycle Theory" href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/od/wheretoinvest/a/The-Presidential-Election-Cycle.htm">Presidential Election Cycle Theory</a> is a form of market timing that some investors use in forming investment decisions.&#160; But will 2012 work for this stock investing indicator? <a href =http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/a/000578.htm><!--#echo var="lbrm" -->...</a><p style="background:#f5f3ef;border:1px solid #d5d0bf;clear:both;padding:.5em;"><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2011/12/31/will-the-presidential-election-cycle-theory-work-in-2012.htm">Will the Presidential Election Cycle Theory Work in 2012?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/">About.com Mutual Funds</a> on Saturday, December 31st, 2011 at 19:54:05.</p><p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2011/12/31/will-the-presidential-election-cycle-theory-work-in-2012.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2011/12/31/will-the-presidential-election-cycle-theory-work-in-2012.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://mutualfunds.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2011/12/31/will-the-presidential-election-cycle-theory-work-in-2012.htm&#038;zItl=Will the Presidential Election Cycle Theory Work in 2012?">Email this</a></p> http://mutualfunds.about.com/b/2011/12/31/will-the-presidential-election-cycle-theory-work-in-2012.htm 2011-12-31T19:54:05Z