摘要: An investment program in which capital gains or other income received from investments are automatically used for reinvestment purposes. In the case of a mutual fund, for example, capital gains produc[阅读全文:]
摘要: A class in a family of multi-class mutual funds. This class is characterized by a back-end load structure that is paid only when the fund is sold.
Class B funds will generally have highe[阅读全文:]
摘要: The percentage of a fund's average net assets that is used to cover the annual operating expenses of managing a mutual fund before reimbursements are made to the fund by managers.
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摘要: A benchmark or point of reference chosen by an investment fund to measure correlation values such as beta, the coefficient of correlation "r" and the coefficient of determination "r2." [阅读全文:]
摘要: A mutual fund that tends to perform reasonably well during both favorable and unfavorable economic and market conditions. This type of investment result is accomplished, in most cases, through portfo[阅读全文:]
摘要: A stock mutual fund that invests in equity securities without regard to whether a company is characterized as small, medium or large.
The term "cap" is shorthand for capitalization. The inve[阅读全文:]
摘要: The percentage of an investor's initial cash or capital outlay that actually goes toward the final investment. This amount is net of any fees that may be incurred upon initial investment and is effec[阅读全文:]
摘要: An association of American life insurance carriers based in Washington D.C. The American Council of Life Insurance deals with legislation on all levels of government that pertains to the treatment of [阅读全文:]
摘要: The percentage rate at which a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund replaces its investment holdings on an annual basis. Turnover is meant to adjust for the inflows and outflows of cash and report on t[阅读全文:]
摘要: A rule created by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to protect individual investors from conflicts of interest that may arise when brokerage firms and mutual funds collaborate.
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