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I currently have my money invested in mutual funds. With the economy the way it is I’ve seen my money going down. I want to invest in something that will make money or at least be steady. I don’t want to lose anymore money. I asked the financial advisor that I had invested the mutual funds with. He has since left the company I have my mutual funds with and is with another financial institute. What I’d like to know is what is the best way to go. stick with mutual funds or invest in bonds or some kind of index fund?

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I know, I know, the old mantra says that leveraged funds (whether they be 1.5X, 2X or 2.5X the market index) work both ways: yes, it can make you extra money (if the market shows positive returns), but it can also lose you extra money (if the market shows negative returns).

I’ve done a little experimenting and I’ve found that whatever time frame you’re looking at, if the period annualized positive returns for the market (and it is hard, perhaps impossible to find any 15-year period where this didn’t happen), any leveraged fund makes a GREAT DEAL more than a regular index fund.

From 1950 to 2006, ,000 in the S&P 500 realizes 8,744.20 in gains. With a 1.5X leveraged fund, ,818,647.36! And here’s the whopper: with a 2.5X leveraged fund, that ,000 turns into ,411,902.42!!!

I always thought leveraged funds expose you to extra volatility, and nothing else. I assumed that leveraged and non-leveraged funds arrived at that same point in the future. They don’t!

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I heard that sometimes it’s better to invest in index funds than investing in singular stocks because trading costs are lower, but does a Dow Jones Index Fund pay dividends, and can I buy more shares when the Dow Jones Index fund is down?
Where can I find a low cost Dow Jones Index Fund?

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I’m a recent college graduate who would like to open an index fund. Unfortunately, the recent college graduate part means I don’t have a lot of money saved to pay the large initial investment amounts some require. I’ve heard there are some that have lower initial investment amounts. Does anyone know the name of some and if they’re good?

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My home loan is at 6.5%, but paying an extra thousand a month will cut about 15 years off of my loan. However, I also realize I stand to gain a lot of compound interest investing that 00 every month by just putting it into an index fund. The thing that has me wondering is if I pay down my home loan that much quicker, than I have that much more to invest from that point on.

Which is perceived to be the smarter plan and why?

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I have about K to invest. I’m considering an index fund as the fees are low and returns seem to beat the average.

I have a money manager at Morgan Stanely however over the past year my return has been minimal.

I’m thinking about testing out an index fund; any funds that you recommend?

Thoughts?

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I know I should call them but before I do I was hoping I can get some insight from you guys.. I need to invest in a Roth IRA but I also want to do have an Index Fund like the S&P 500 on the same account. Any advice is appreciated. Also looking into TRowe Price. Thanks everyone.

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I have ,000 that I want to invest in a low cost Dow Jones Index fund. Do I have to open an account with a brokerage firm? Which is the best one? Is it possible to invest in the index fund if the Dow Jones drops further?

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I understand that buying low and selling high generates profit. How else would you make money with Index Funds? through receiving dividends nd reinvesting them? and when we say an index fund has a 10% return over 10 years, is that interest? would you get a check for it?

Basic question, but I just don’t understand how else to make money through an index fund apart from buying low and selling high…

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Hey guys i heard the s and p 500 index fund is a low risk, low fee investment. How much could i expect to make in interest annually? 10%? Higher? Lower? And how and where do i buy them? And how much do they cost? One chunck of money or monthly deposits into it? Both? Any help on this subject of index funds would be awesome. Lookning for a long term investment, is this the one or mutual funds better? Or Roth ira?

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