Stocks vs. mutual funds: Which is right for you? (Money via Yahoo! Finance) Question: I'm planning to invest some money in the stock market, but I'm wondering whether I should buy mutual funds or individual stocks. Which do you think is better? And in the event I decide to go with stocks, which ones do you think are really good buys now? --Monique Thompson
Small investors can still find decent funds (USA Today) Sometimes it's fun to daydream. What if watchdogs could tell time? What if carpenter ants built itty-bitty gazebos? What if mutual funds allowed small investors to own a slice of a diversified portfolio of securities?
Plans separate module for offshore funds (Business Standard India) The Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi), the representative body of asset management companies (AMCs), is in the process of upgrading the mutual fund certification programme in a bid to bring in more competency among fund distributors and advisors.