Mutual fund

A mutual fund (aka managed fund) enables investors to pool their money and place it under professional investment management. The portfolio manager trades the fund's underlying securities, realizing a gain or loss, and collects the dividend or interest income. The investment proceeds are then passed along to the individual investors. There are more mutual funds than there are individual stocks.

Related Topics:
Money - Investment - Dividend - Interest - Income

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