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   <title>About.com Mutual Funds: What's Hot Now</title>
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            <title><![CDATA[No-Load Mutual Funds]]></title>
            <link>http://mutualfunds.about.com/od/noloadvsloadfunds/a/noload.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[How many times have we been told that there is no free lunch? The same holds true with no-load mutual funds. No-load mutual funds are free of sales charges (loads), but they do have costs. All share classes of funds -- load or no load -- carry fees that are paid out of the fund&amp;#8217;s assets to the fund&amp;#8217;s investment advisors (as opposed to paying the advisor/broker who sells the fund). ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mutual Fund Fees]]></title>
            <link>http://mutualfunds.about.com/od/mutualfundfees/a/fundfees.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There are various classes of shares of each mutual fund available for purchase (a mutual fund may offer various classes of shares to investors -- the differences are in the fees and expenses of each share class). Several common share classes are: Class A, Class B and Class C. Each share class requires a management and operating fee and many share classes charge a 12b-1 fee.&#10;]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Structure of Funds]]></title>
            <link>http://mutualfunds.about.com/od/mutualfundbasics/a/fundstructure.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Technically, mutual funds are &amp;#8220;open-end&amp;#8221; funds -- one of four types of investment companies. Closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds and unit investment trusts are the three other types. In order to understand the structure of mutual funds, it is helpful to compare other &amp;#8220;40 Act Funds&amp;#8221; &amp;#8211; industry jargon for investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mutual Fund Distributions]]></title>
            <link>http://mutualfunds.about.com/od/mutualfundtaxation/a/capgains.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Each year, generally in the last couple of months of the year, mutual fund shareholders face the possibility of receiving capital gains distributions from their mutual funds. Don&amp;#8217;t be fooled by the capital gains distributions. These are not gains of the good sort. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pitfalls of Mutual Funds]]></title>
            <link>http://mutualfunds.about.com/od/analyzingamutualfund/a/fundpitfalls.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Whether you have made a thoughtful decision to invest in mutual funds or you are all but forced to invest in mutual funds (401k, 403b, or other retirement plans), you are bound to read about, hear about, and/or experience the pitfalls of mutual funds. So, let&amp;#8217;s take a look at several pitfalls of mutual funds and what we can do to avoid them. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What Are Closed-End Funds?]]></title>
            <link>http://mutualfunds.about.com/od/mutualfundbasics/a/closedendfunds.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Closed-end funds are often confused with, and mistakenly called, mutual funds. A major difference is that closed-end funds behave more like a stock -- the market value is driven by supply and demand for the shares. Perhaps the best way to understand a closed-end fund is to compare it with an open-end mutual fund. &#10; ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Advantages of a Mutual Fund]]></title>
            <link>http://mutualfunds.about.com/od/mutualfundbasics/a/top10funds.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There are many reasons to buy a mutual fund. While there are a plethora of investment options (individual stocks, ETFs and close-end funds, to name a few) if you buy a mutual fund, then you a simple, efficient way to invest for retirement, education or other financial goals.]]></description>
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