FundSpy
Morningstar's Inside Secrets to Selecting Mutual Funds that Outperform
Many people spend more time researching purchases like cars and computers than they do figuring out how they will invest their money. Although buying a car or computer may be more fun, choosing the right investments can significantly impact your life--whether it be retirement or your kids' college education.
Picking funds that will outperform their peers over the long haul may take a little time, but in the end, you'll be better off for it. That's why Russel Kinnel--Director of Mutual Fund Research for Morningstar, Inc. and Editor of Morningstar^(R) FundInvestor--has written Fund Spy. With a straightforward and accessible style, this book offers unparalleled guidance that will sharpen your investing skills and help you find the best funds for your portfolio.
With this book as your guide, you'll discover:

• How knowing a fund's strategy can enable you to properly evaluate performance, adopt reasonable expectations, and build a portfolio of funds that work together
• Why you want fund managers who "eat their own cooking"
• The pros and cons of big no-load fund companies and broker-sold fund companies
• And much more

You don't have to be a professional fund manager to succeed at this endeavor, but you do have to be prepared. Fund Spy contains proven methods that will allow you to build a portfolio of dependable funds that will prosper over the long term.