Funds & IndicesFunds
A Basket Instead of One Egg
A fund holds many investments at once
Most US stocks, held for their whole lives, did worse than plain Treasury bills. So which single egg would you trust?
You'll find out
- What most single stocks did over time
- The 4% that made all the gains
- What one stock did to Enron's 401(k)
Why it matters
A fund is how most people own a piece of the stock market. Knowing why changes how a hot stock tip sounds.
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