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	<title>The Better Investor Blog &#187; David Buchanan</title>
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		<title>Three Income Funds Worth Considering</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investment Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mutual fund analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mutual fund ratings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I decided to evaluate income funds on Jemstep’s private beta website, and the results point to three income funds that are worth considering for my portfolio. These funds may be worth exploring for your portfolio too.]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding the various forms of mutual fund fees (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 07:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investment Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Expenses]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some other types of fees that could impact your investment and are worth investigating before you make your final investment decision]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding the various forms of mutual fund fees (Part 1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 10:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Buchanan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investment Planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[load funds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, we wrote about the impact of fees on fund performance. These fees come in many shapes and forms. Here’s an explanation of some of the main ones so you’ll have a better understanding of what these fees mean when you next see them listed in a data table or prospectus. This first installment in a two-part series focuses on load and no-load funds.]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding a mutual fund’s Net Asset Value (NAV)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Past Performance]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In order to understand the concept of NAV, it is important to have a basic understanding of how a mutual fund works. Forgive the basic primer, but essentially a mutual fund allows a group of investors to pool their money together in order to achieve a predetermined investment goal. A fund manager (or team of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take More Responsibility for your Financial Affairs.</title>
		<link>http://www.jemstep.com/blog/2009/07/what-role-should-a-financial-advisor-play-in-choosing-your-investments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Buchanan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Broker]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As the recent months have shown, it's up to each person to take some responsibility for their own financial affairs...]]></description>
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