Empire of the fund : the way we save now

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" Empire of the Fund is an exposé and examination of the way we save now. With the rise of the 401(k) and demise of the pension, the United States has embarked upon the richest and riskiest experiment in our financial history. Over the next twenty years, nearly eighty million baby boomers will retire at a pace of ten thousand per day. The hypothesis of our experiment is that millions of ordinary, untrained, busy  Read more...

Author(s): William A. Birdthistle
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2016

Language: English
Pages: 250
City: New York, NY
Tags: Mutual funds -- United States -- History;Saving and investment -- United States -- History;BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Investments & Securities;BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / General;LAW / Business & Financial;Mutual funds;Saving and investment;United States

Introduction --
Part I. Anatomy of a Fund: 1. Purpose
2. Structure
3. Economics --
Part II. Diseases and Disorders: 4. Fees
5. Soft Dollars
6. Fair Valuation
7. Late Trading
8. Market Timing
9. Selective Disclosure --
Part III. Alternative Remedies: 10. 401(k) and Individual Retirement Accounts
11. Target Date Funds
12. Exchange-Traded Funds
13. Money Market Funds --
Part IV. Cures: 14. A Healthier Use of Mutual Funds.