After completing Investing Fundamentals: Mutual Funds the user should be able to:

	Distinguish between types of funds
	Analyze mutual funds
	Choose mutual funds
	Buy and sell shares in mutual funds

Introducing Mutual Funds

	The mutual fund phenomenon
	How a mutual fund works
	Buying funds
	Benefits of mutual funds

Stock Funds

	Matching funds to your goals
	Mixing stocks and bonds

Bond Funds

	Defining bond funds
	Factors for bond fund investing
	Factors and types of funds
	Bond funds vs. individual funds

Analyzing Mutual Funds

	Gathering information
	The goal of fund research
	Reading a prospectus
	Reading annual reports

Fund Evaluations and Online Research

	Getting fund evaluations
	Reading fund evaluations
	Checking a fund's statistical rank
	Mutual funds meet the Internet

Choosing a Mutual Fund

	Deciding between load and no-load funds
	Matching your funds your goals and your investment horizons
	Examining a fund's asset size
	Avoiding common mistakes

Reviewing Fund Investing

	Buying mutual fund shares
	Selling mutual fund shares
	Reviewing your funds
	Deciding to sell fund shares

This course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to explore how a course topic applies to their own real-world situations
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment