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    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:18:48 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Diversify Your Portfolio Courtesy of International Equity Mutual Funds]]></title>
      <link>http://www.gobankingrates.com/investments/mutual-funds/international-equity-mutual-funds/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Learn more about how you can invest in international equity mutual funds, which are tied to the development and growth of foreign countries.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:53:31 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Understanding the Mutual Fund Closing Process]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Learn more about how you could be subject to capital gains taxes on top of losses if your mutual fund shuts down.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:52:25 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Benefits of Mutual Fund Investing]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Learn more about the advantages of investing in a mutual fund.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:50:51 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Program Guaranteeing Money Market Mutual Funds Comes to an End]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Investors who have relied on the security of a guaranteed money market mutual fund may be disappointed to learn that their investments are no longer government-backed. On Friday, September 18, 2009, the Obama Administration put an end to a program that was to guarantee as much as $3 trillion in money market mutual funds. The program ended on schedule.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:03:15 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Types of Investments: Mutual Funds]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mutual fundsare companies that pool money together from various investorsthen invest that money in various financial securities (stocks, bonds, money markets, additional securities and assets,or maybe a combination of all of these investment types). Also ...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What are Managed Funds?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Managed funds are a type of mutual fund with investments invested in different types of securities. There are  two general types of managed funds, actively managed funds and passively managed funds.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:00:17 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Advantages and Disadvantages of Managed Funds]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[When it comes to investing, it is important to diversify your portfolio. Putting all your money into only one type of financial product is risky because if that investment devalues so will your entire portfolio. But by taking your money and stowing it awa...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 14:24:52 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[When Should You Invest in Money Market Funds?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you're questioning when is the right time to invest, there is never a right time or a wrong time; learn why.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 23:25:02 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Mutual Fund Losses Can Offset Taxes]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Learn more about how you can declare mutual fund losses to save on taxes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 10:33:43 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Money Market Rates: Do Commercial Papers Offer Better Rates?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.gobankingrates.com/investments/mutual-funds/money-market-rates-do-commercial-papers-offer-better-rates/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Given the fact that stock prices have not been doing so well, it makes a lot of sense to invest in less riskier investments much as commercial papers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:00:27 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Money Market Rates: Why T-bills Have Lower Rates Than Commercial Bills?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Need to make some returns on your investment? You may want to consider putting your money into Treasury bills or mutual funds. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:51:13 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[When to Invest in Managed Funds]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Checking accounts and savings accounts are the first steps towards building financial independence. As time goes on and more money is earned through career advancements, it becomes more important to increase the sophistication of your portfolio. If you ha...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:43:44 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Taxable Money Market Mutual Funds]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Money market mutual funds are constructed to have options that work well for small investors.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:54:29 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tax Free Money Market Mutual Fund]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The fact that you pay no federal taxes from your MMMF increases the amount you actually keep.
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:47:05 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What are Target Date Funds?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Target Date Funds can help those planning for their retirements.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:09:13 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What is a Constant Dollar Plan?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Constant dollar plan is an investment strategy where investors go against market demand, buying securities when prices drop and sell securities when prices are high.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:39:07 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What is a Diversified Investment Company?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Diversified Investment Companies could be the right tools for novices starting out their investment portfolio.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:54:08 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Best No-Load Mutual Funds]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you don't want a middle man to get into the way of your mutual fund investments, you can with a no load fund.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:33:46 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What are Tax-Managed Funds?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tax-managed mutual funds are funds that are said to relieve investors of the insurmountable taxes they have to pay as a result of capital gains distributions given to shareholders. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:07:35 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Can I Avoid Capital Gains Tax?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Capital gains tax has long been known as one of the major drawbacks of those who have made money on an investment; however, investors are finding ways to avoid these expensive taxes. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:47:39 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What are Short-Term Capital Gains?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.gobankingrates.com/investments/what-are-short-term-capital-gains/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Learn how short-term investments can help you gain some capital.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:40:00 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What is a Closed Fund?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Closed funds are mutual funds that are not currently issuing shares to any new customers. However, they may be able to be reopened.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:18:08 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What is a Blended Fund?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you enjoy the idea of diversifying your portfolio, yet dont want the worry of keeping track of multiple assets of many types, then combining them into a blended fund may be a good route to take.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:04:44 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What Are Pooled Funds?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The pooled fund (also known as a managed account or wrap account) is a type of mutual fund that includes the funds of many individual investors. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:57:45 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What are Index Funds?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Index funds can be a possible investment choice for you.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:55:55 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What are Load and No Load Funds]]></title>
      <link>http://www.gobankingrates.com/investments/mutual-funds/what-are-load-and-no-load-funds/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Learn the different types of mutual funds.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:06:50 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mutual Fund Taxes]]></title>
      <link>http://www.gobankingrates.com/investments/mutual-funds/mutual-fund-taxes/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Investors who know not to put all their eggs in one basket, know about the benefits of the collective investment, or mutual funds.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:47:24 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Mutual Funds vs. Other Investment Vehicles]]></title>
      <link>http://www.gobankingrates.com/investments/mutual-funds/mutual-funds-vs-other-investment-vehicles/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[If you're trying to build an investment portfolio you should try to play it safe so that you can reduce the risk on your principal. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:28:45 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What are Non-Management Expenses Associated with Mutual Funds?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Depending on the mutual fund you invest in, there can be a variety of non-management fees associated with the account.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:04:13 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What are Funds of Funds (FoF)]]></title>
      <link>http://www.gobankingrates.com/investments/mutual-funds/what-are-funds-of-funds-fof/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[There are all types of mutual funds. Some mutual funds even invest in other mutual funds call funds of funds.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:59:56 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Index Funds and Active Management]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[There are circumstances where active management accounts outperformed their passively managed index fund counterparts.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:48:07 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Exchange Traded Mutual Funds]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Not all mutual funds are represented through brokers and sold directly to investors. There are also exchange-traded mutual funds that are traded on stock exchanges, very similar to stocks in general.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:40:19 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Do I Have to Pay a Brokerage Commission for Mutual Funds?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.gobankingrates.com/investments/brokerage/do-i-have-to-pay-a-brokerage-commission-for-mutual-funds/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[There is no need to pay your brokerage since the money you put in a portion of that goes to brokerage fees.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:32:14 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What are the Expenses Associated with Mutual Fund Management?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.gobankingrates.com/investments/mutual-funds/what-are-the-expenses-associated-with-mutual-fund-management/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[No two mutual funds are exactly alike and their fees vary from case to case. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:17:17 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How is a Mutual Fund's Net Asset Value (NAV) Determined?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.gobankingrates.com/investments/mutual-funds/how-is-a-mutual-funds-net-asset-value-nav-determined/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[NAV is calculated to show the value of a Mutual Fund.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:02:52 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Difference Between Mutual Funds and the Stock Market]]></title>
      <link>http://www.gobankingrates.com/investments/mutual-funds/the-difference-between-mutual-funds-and-the-stock-market/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[If you're thinking about investing learn about mutual funds and stocks.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:52:48 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Average Returns on Mutual Funds: Last 30 Years]]></title>
      <link>http://www.gobankingrates.com/investments/mutual-funds/average-returns-on-mutual-funds-last-30-years/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Don\'t base your trust on history when it comes to investment, research current events.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:36:23 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Who Can Issue Mutual Funds?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.gobankingrates.com/investments/mutual-funds/who-can-issue-mutual-funds/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mutual funds are good for diversification, but they are not FDIC insured. So make sure you don\'t invest 100% of your savings in a mutual fund.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:19:06 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What are Open-end and Close-end Funds?]]></title>
      <link>http://www.gobankingrates.com/investments/mutual-funds/what-are-open-end-and-close-end-funds/</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Learn about the types of investment companies, such as open-ended and close-ended funds.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:08:19 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[What is a Mutual Fund]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mutual funds are investment funds that combine the money from many investors, and then invest them in stocks, bonds or other securities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:54:51 -0600</pubDate>
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