| Mutual Fund Industry Handbook Contributor(s): Gremillion, Lee (Author) |
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ISBN: 0471736244 ISBN-13: 9780471736240 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $71.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2005 Annotation: Praise for the Mutual Fund Industry Handbook "The Mutual Fund Industry Handbook is a remarkably important work . . . I am profoundly impressed by the broad and comprehensive sweep of information and knowledge that this book makes available to industry participants, college and business school students, and anyone else with a serious interest in this industry." A Foreword by John C. Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group and one of the most respected leaders in the mutual fund industry, sets the stage for this authoritative book that explains the complexities of the phenomenal industry in simple terms. Investors like the fact that mutual funds offer professional management, easy diversification, liquidity, convenience, a wide range of investment choices, and regulatory protection. Mutual Fund Industry Handbook touches on all of those features, but it also focuses on the diverse functions performed in the day-to-day operations of the mutual fund industry. You'll learn about: Front-office functions--analysis, buying, and selling Back-office functions, including settlement, custody, accounting, and reporting Commission structures--front-end loads, back-end loads, or level loads The various fund categories used by the Investment Company Institute, Morningstar, and Lipper The roles played by fund managers, investment advisors, custodial banks, distributors, transfer agents, and other third-party service providers If you want a definitive reference on the mutual fund industry, this is the book for you. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Investments & Securities - Mutual Funds |
| Dewey: 332.632 |
| LCCN: 2005016635 |
| Series: Boston Institute of Finance |
| Physical Information: 1.32" H x 6.28" W x 9.3" (1.40 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Mutual Fund Industry Handbook is a remarkably important work . . . I am profoundly impressed by the broad and comprehensive sweep of information and knowledge that this book makes available to industry participants, college and business school students, and anyone else with a serious interest in this industry. -- From the Foreword by John C. Bogle President, Bogle Financial Markets Research Center Founder and former chief executive, The Vanguard Group A Foreword by John C. Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group and one of the most respected leaders in the mutual fund industry, sets the stage for this authoritative book that explains the complexities of the phenomenal industry in simple terms.
If you want a definitive reference on the mutual fund industry, this is the book for you. |