TY - BOOK AU - Pozen,Robert C. AU - Hamacher,Theresa TI - The fund industry: how your money is managed T2 - Wiley finance series U1 - 332.6327 22 PY - 2015/// CY - Hoboken, New Jersey PB - Wiley KW - Mutual funds KW - United States KW - BUEsh KW - BUSADM KW - August 2016 N1 - Index : p. 493-525; First edition published by: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in 2011; Includes bibliographical references; An investor's guide to mutual funds: Investing through mutual funds -- How mutual funds work -- Researching funds: the user guides -- Comparing mutual funds -- The cost of fund ownership -- Mutual fund portfolio management : Portfolio management of stock funds -- Portfolio management of bond funds -- Appendix to Chapter 7: Funds and derivatives -- Portfolio management of money market funds -- Implementing Portfolio decisions: trading -- Mutual funds as stockholders -- Sales and operations : Retail distribution -- Retirement saving through 401 k plan -- Other retirement planning options -- Fund operations -- Beyond traditional funds : Exchange- traded funds -- Hedge funds -- The internationalization of mutual funds : Cross-border investing -- Cross-border asset gathering -- Appendix to chapter 18 : Gathering fund assets through retirement plans N2 - Details how mutual funds are marketed, regulated, and invested in stocks and bonds. The book also describes the critical factors needed to choose a specific fund for your investment or retirement plan, including what to look for when reading prospectuses, shareholder reports and third party reviews. In addition, the book: Discusses the spread of mutual funds to Asia, Europe, and Latin America -- Compares mutual funds to other investment vehicles such as hedge funds and ETFs -- Shows how to sort mutual funds by categories and subcategories based on security type and investment objective UR - www.wiley.com/go/fundindustry2 ER -