Tag Archives: mutual funds

Today’s infographic comes to us from StocksToTrade and it showcases the basics around mutual funds, including their history, typical structures, why people invest in them, and how fees usually break down.

The BlackRock mutual fund company's filing with the SEC...should send shivers down the spine of anyone with funds invested in any BlackRock mutual fund. (In fact, it should horrify anyone invested in any mutual fund.) Here's why.

While 36% of mutual funds, on average, have outperformed their benchmarks (after fees) over the past 10 years, the truth of the matter is that only 43% of mutual funds have outperformed the S&P 500 so far in 2015. In other words, 57% of funds are still underperforming the market this year. Here's why.