A Brief History of the MLP Mutual Fund

Of the many investment products out there, the MLP Mutual Fund has attracted a lot of interest with its recent introduction. Here is a brief review of its operations.   Master Limited Partnership (MLP) is a type of limited partnership that is publicly traded. There are two types of partners in this type of partnership. … Read more

Top Energy Funds

Featuring top-performing Energy equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of energy and/or natural resources companies. Investors can find such energy funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Energy Equity Funds 3 Energizing Picks Aim Energy Inv (FSTEX) seeks capital growth. It was incepted in January 1984. The … Read more

Elucidating the distinction between hedge funds and mutual funds

Investment vehicles are of various types of which mutual funds are perhaps the most popular. However, people are increasingly becoming aware of the specialty investment vehicles, hedge funds. How do these differ from the conventional mutual funds? If you have no idea, it is better to get a good understanding of the distinction. Ample promotion … Read more

What are the Highest Performing Mutual Funds in 2010

Nowadays, while evaluating and selecting the best performing mutual funds, investors look at the fund performance for 6 months to a year down the road. The highest performing mutual funds in 2010 have surprised many investors and investment pundits due to its negative correlation with the recent past. The following were the highest performing mutual … Read more