Mutual Funds

Is investing in Mutual funds worthwhile? IB offers about 1800 funds. I would like to put some money in these funds , but donot know how to select any fund. Are there any guidelines about selecting these funds.

Any information will be much appreciated. Thanks
 
Is investing in Mutual funds worthwhile? IB offers about 1800 funds. I would like to put some money in these funds , but donot know how to select any fund. Are there any guidelines about selecting these funds.

Any information will be much appreciated. Thanks
%% Yes 10 year track record helps;; if 20% beat the benchmark[SPY/S& P 500] Exspence are about the same. check them anyway................................................
 
This is the wrong forum for mutual fund investing. There are many better forums for long term fund advice.

My $0.02 is buy only no-load funds. Scottrade has a massive list for no-transaction fee mutual funds (NFT). That's where I do the bulk of my mutual fund trading.
 
I think there was a guy in Market Wizards who made his millions with NTF Fidelity Select Funds.
I would like to invest in mutual funds or ETF in UK under ISA . The personal allowance is £15000. ISA can be transferred from one provider to another. This is all tax free.. Any suggestion for UK ? Thanks
 
If your investing rather than trading, look up the Morningstar.com rating of the funds.

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/
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IBD [free 2 week trial] also offers a rating system ; ''A+ for top 5% mutual funds''. A is for top 10%

I don't know their reputation the UK. But, their methodologies are highly regarded in the US. Excellent educational content, too.

Cheers.
 
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