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Why I use Mutual Funds & UITs

Author: Dennis


Posted by Dennis on March 27, 1999 at 11:09:56

In Reply to: Tooooooo slow .... posted by Salil V Gangal on March 26, 1999 at 15:59:04


Good morning Salil & Art!

I do not have any doubt, Salil, you are too quick. I thank you for creating Fundvision.

In my opinion, in many ways, Fundvision is better than some of newschannels. Guys here are 'real' persons expressing their own views. There are no 'middle guys' reporters/editors to bend, twist & edit opinions of people who are in front!

Allow me to go step further & speculate: Excellent bulletin board such as Fundvision will someday replace some contents of newschannels.


In my opinion, it is not good idea to move to stocks. 'My' reasons for using mutual funds & UITs.

a) Diversification:

Mutuals Funds are diversified. Risk control is built-in!

b) Monitoring:
End of day Mutual Funds do not need real-time monitoring.

c) Overtrading:
Impulse/fear/greed 'daytrading' is automatically controlled for end of day mutual funds. My apologies to 401kdaytrader !

d) Volatility:
In my opinion, this point is built-in because of (a). Mutual Funds are less volatile by design.

e) Trending:
In my opinion, this point is built-in because of (a) & (d). In my opinion, trend of Mutual Fund lasts longer than trend of a stock.

f) Availability:
In my opinion, it is not possible for everbody to find 'good' stocks & bonds in all sectors, subsectors, emerging markets, foreign countries & junkyard .

If supposedly 'expert' Mutual Fund managers are finding 'good' stocks & bonds for me, I am rather happy to look at charts & decide who is going to be 'my' expert for now ! High availability of concentrated, diversified, sector, emerging market, foreign country & junk bond mutual funds works better in my opinion.

Allow me to say: Mutual funds managers are NOT experts ! They invest for mutual funds in their little sandbox sector, subsector. Market patterns make them expert at times & fools at others.


Respectfully Art & Salil, these are my reasons & my opinions. Feel free to disagree .

Dennis


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