Tag Archives: mutual funds

May, 21 2010

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Understanding the various forms of mutual fund fees (Part 2)

Here are some other types of fees that could impact your investment and are worth investigating before you make your final investment decision

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Apr, 26 2010

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Hedging Equity Market Risk with Multi-Strategy Mutual Funds

The stock market is back in bull territory and you want to get in on the action, but you are also (quite reasonably) concerned about longer term trends in this very unstable economic climate.  Is there a way to mitigate the risks inherent in unhedged long equity positions, available even to investors who lack the [...]

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Feb, 12 2010

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Understanding a mutual fund’s Net Asset Value (NAV)

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 [...]

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Sep, 11 2009

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Understanding risk-adjusted returns

Selecting mutual funds based on performance alone can be risky business. Our senior analyst, Cliff Schoeman, explores why you should look at risk-adjusted performance when comparing funds ….

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May, 5 2009

Product Pipeline

Whilst in alpha mode, we have two products available for you to try out – mutual funds and credit cards. We’ll soon be adding our other products so please check back regularly…

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