Investments quiz

What is a mutual fund? 

  • Fund uses money to purchase investments

Where can you buy and/or sell shares of mutual funds? 

Through a broker/purchased from investment company 

What are the advantages of mutual funds?

Small investors get professional management

Diversification

Convenience

Affordable

Range of investment options

What are the different kinds of mutual funds? 

Common stock funds

Income funds

Bond fund

Balanced funds

Money market funds 

What kind of fees might investors of mutual funds incur?

Load fees

Where do you find information about Mutual Funds? 

The prospectus 

What can mutual funds not do? 

Purchase securities on margin

Sell securities short 

Be traded on secondary market 

How are mutual fund shareholders treated? 

Some may be required to pay a tax

What does the mutual fund fact sheet tell you? 

Fees, risks, historical returns 

How are mutual funds priced?

  • Be priced based on firms’ pricing policy (NAV- net asset value)

What does a mutual fund symbol include? 

Symbols with five letters ending in X 

What is an Index? 

 a type of mutual or exchange-traded funof a market index