The Best Way I Know to Build Stock Market Wealth: Well Chosen Mutual Funds
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In my eBook, A Way to Wealth – The Art of Investing in Common Stocks, I share my philosophy and practice of selecting mutual funds managed by value managers in order to build wealth over time. Most of the funds in which I have personally chosen to invest fit that category. So far, my original investments in most of the funds in which I have invested have multiplied over the years and I have by and large been satisfied with their performance in both up and down markets. My funds have included the Templeton Growth Fund, First Eagle Global Fund, and the Royce Opportunity Fund (sold).
I think the investor before purchasing a fund should look at the track record of his prospective choices, preferably over at least one full market cycle (bull and bear market performance). Look for funds which perform well in down markets as well as bull markets. You will be grateful you did if these funds are again able to sustain comparable performance when there is a bear market. I discuss this in my ebook as well as in the FAQs of my website.
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