Comments on: The Four Best Mutual Funds For Your IRA http://amateurassetallocator.com/2009/01/07/the-four-best-mutual-funds-for-your-ira/ Amateur Asset Allocator Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:01:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: What The “Best Mutual Funds” Are Depends On Your Goals - Amateur Asset Allocator http://amateurassetallocator.com/2009/01/07/the-four-best-mutual-funds-for-your-ira/comment-page-1/#comment-7043 What The “Best Mutual Funds” Are Depends On Your Goals - Amateur Asset Allocator Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:02:46 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=399#comment-7043 [...] for time immemorial.  Heck, I’m pretty guilty of that, myself.  I’ve written about The Best Mutual Funds For Your IRA, The Best Mutual Funds For Your Taxable Account, and The Best International Mutual [...] [...] for time immemorial.  Heck, I’m pretty guilty of that, myself.  I’ve written about The Best Mutual Funds For Your IRA, The Best Mutual Funds For Your Taxable Account, and The Best International Mutual [...]

]]> By: The Five Best International Mutual Funds For Your IRA - Amateur Asset Allocator http://amateurassetallocator.com/2009/01/07/the-four-best-mutual-funds-for-your-ira/comment-page-1/#comment-6701 The Five Best International Mutual Funds For Your IRA - Amateur Asset Allocator Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:02:26 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=399#comment-6701 [...] The Four Best Mutual Funds For Your IRA [...] [...] The Four Best Mutual Funds For Your IRA [...]

]]> By: Daddy Paul http://amateurassetallocator.com/2009/01/07/the-four-best-mutual-funds-for-your-ira/comment-page-1/#comment-6692 Daddy Paul Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:07:21 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=399#comment-6692 Kyle I want to tip my hat to you! Your portfolio was up over 26 percent in 2009 while the S&P 500 was up just under 23.5% assuming you had 25% in each fund. What makes this really great is you did it with 25% in bonds! Lower risk greater returns. That is great investing! Kyle I want to tip my hat to you! Your portfolio was up over 26 percent in 2009 while the S&P 500 was up just under 23.5% assuming you had 25% in each fund. What makes this really great is you did it with 25% in bonds! Lower risk greater returns. That is great investing!

]]> By: Mutual Fund Investing For Dummies - Amateur Asset Allocator http://amateurassetallocator.com/2009/01/07/the-four-best-mutual-funds-for-your-ira/comment-page-1/#comment-5434 Mutual Fund Investing For Dummies - Amateur Asset Allocator Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:03:16 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=399#comment-5434 [...] Probably the most common “gotcha” of mutual fund investing is taxes.  Some types of mutual funds are simply more tax efficient than others, and how you distribute various investments among various account types (called asset location) can be almost as important as asset allocation once your portfolio becomes large enough.  In general, equity index funds and tax-free municipal bonds belong in taxable accounts while taxable bonds, real estate, commodities, and actively-managed funds are both held inside a tax-advantaged account such as a 401k or IRA. [...] [...] Probably the most common “gotcha” of mutual fund investing is taxes.  Some types of mutual funds are simply more tax efficient than others, and how you distribute various investments among various account types (called asset location) can be almost as important as asset allocation once your portfolio becomes large enough.  In general, equity index funds and tax-free municipal bonds belong in taxable accounts while taxable bonds, real estate, commodities, and actively-managed funds are both held inside a tax-advantaged account such as a 401k or IRA. [...]

]]> By: Tim Wright http://amateurassetallocator.com/2009/01/07/the-four-best-mutual-funds-for-your-ira/comment-page-1/#comment-4178 Tim Wright Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:05:27 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=399#comment-4178 Hi, Really appreciate your insight. The one fund that I think is Brilliant is FAIRX. This is in mine and our kids portfolio. Tim Hi,

Really appreciate your insight. The one fund that I think is Brilliant is FAIRX. This is in mine and our kids portfolio.

Tim

]]> By: The Mutual Fund Toolbox: Top 50 Blogs, Portfolio Tools, and More — Bankling http://amateurassetallocator.com/2009/01/07/the-four-best-mutual-funds-for-your-ira/comment-page-1/#comment-3821 The Mutual Fund Toolbox: Top 50 Blogs, Portfolio Tools, and More — Bankling Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:26:06 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=399#comment-3821 [...] Amateur Asset Allocator provides helpful information based on news and fundamentally sound investing analysis. While not exclusively devoted to mutual funds, there are articles that can help you learn about more effectively investing in them. I like this post reviewing four mutual funds for an IRA. [...] [...] Amateur Asset Allocator provides helpful information based on news and fundamentally sound investing analysis. While not exclusively devoted to mutual funds, there are articles that can help you learn about more effectively investing in them. I like this post reviewing four mutual funds for an IRA. [...]

]]> By: Profiting from Stats Class: Reversion to the Mean - Amateur Asset Allocator http://amateurassetallocator.com/2009/01/07/the-four-best-mutual-funds-for-your-ira/comment-page-1/#comment-3141 Profiting from Stats Class: Reversion to the Mean - Amateur Asset Allocator Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:02:07 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=399#comment-3141 [...] whether choosing funds for our 401k, IRA, or taxable account, we should always seek the lowest expenses [...] [...] whether choosing funds for our 401k, IRA, or taxable account, we should always seek the lowest expenses [...]

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