Mutual Funds/Questions Answered by Expert Docs99

SubjectDate Asked
Cost2/1/2011
  Q: Quick question regarding any of my previously company own 401k's. Is there fee's of any sort for ...
  A: Your best bet is to talk to the company administering the plan and find out the specifics of the ...
Mutual Fund7/30/2010
  Q: My name is Manish Kumar Gupta from Dehradun. My age is 29 Years. I want to ask about my portfolio in ...
  A: However, I am unable to furnish you with any kind of financial advice. You may want to contact a ...
international fund5/17/2010
  Q: i have money put in the international fund but right now its losing money since the greece economic ...
  A: Am unable to furnish investment advice, however, you may want to talk to your financial adviser or a ...
Your opinion5/11/2010
  Q: Docs99. If you wanted to join a network marketing venture and the company's product you were selling ...
  A: This is my opinion: if a company does not pick up the phone during normal business hours and you are ...
Mutual Fund3/17/2010
  Q: Is a Mutual Fund considered an inheritance if it was set up during the benefactors life time? My ...
  A: Unfortunately, am unable to answer your question. You may want to set up a meeting with your tax ...
Retirement9/27/2009
  Q: My question... I'm 52 years old and have $150,000 in a annuity, $200,000 in stocks, $10,000 in a ...
  A: Unfortunately, due to licensing requirements, am not able to furnish you with investment advice. ...
Vanguard funds7/4/2009
  Q: At current my wife an I have our 401k with Vanguard in 2 seperate funds, The VG Balanced Index and ...
  A: Unfortunately, I am unable to furnish furnish you with investment advice. You may want to have a ...
cashing in mutual fund2/7/2009
  Q: I am late 50's, have mutual fund for many years I established for saving for house down payment. I ...
  A: Unfortunately, I am not able to furnish you with financial or tax advice. You may want to have a ...
Confussed: young investor1/9/2009
  Q: I have been searching for investment for the past 2 weeks, i got a little abuut how the game is but ...
  A: Unfortunately, am not able to furnish you with financial advice. You may want to talk with your tax ...
Making the Most of the Dow10/15/2008
  Q: ??? I don't understand the reply you sent me (see below).... "You are very welcome. Your Question ...
  A: Apologies, pressed the wrong key. I would prefer to abstain from any comments right now given the ...
mutual fund beginner (?)9/15/2008
  Q: I'm almost 18 yrs (in a couple of months) and I'm interested in opening a mutual fund. At what age ...
  A: You have a great idea. Saving for your future is very important. You may want to sit down with a ...
Suggestions?6/5/2008
  Q: I have $10K I'd like to put into two mutual funds...Vanguard's VTSMX ($7k) and Vanguard's VGTSX ...
  A: You may want to talk with your tax advisor and a duly licensed representative. I am unable to ...
ETF's or Mutual Funds???6/2/2008
  Q: We're confused about how to determine allocation between ETF's and Mutual Funds. We kinda ...
  A: I am not able to furnish you with financial advice. You need to make a decision and you do not seem ...
timing of Mutual Fund purchases12/31/2007
  Q: I'm looking to purchase a mutual fund. Is there a "right" time of the year to purchase one? I was ...
  A: I do not think there is a timing per se. I do think that each person has his her own timing ...
ETF and Mutual Funds10/7/2007
  Q: I am 32 and have began to invest for retirement. I have a couple questions if you don’t mind: 1) I ...
  A: You may want to do some research on your own first and find out about the fees charged by companies, ...
US Mutual Funds Total assets & Portfolio count needed9/19/2007
  Q: where can i find details of the Total assets under management and the Portfolio count of the top ...
  A: Usually the variable arm of financial services organizations will offer info on their family of ...
Morningstar rating9/15/2007
  Q: Morningstar rates my DSPIX mutual fund 3 stars. My CFIPX mutual fund 3 stars. My ABHMX mutual fund ...
  A: I am unable to furnish you with investment advice. However, it looks like you do your research ...
question7/11/2007
  Q: im a beginning investor and was wonder exactly what Master Limited Partnerships (MLP) were??? is ...
  A: As a starting investor, you may want to meet with your tax advisor and a registered rep. Gest as ...
IRA advice needed4/18/2007
  Q: We had a financial advisor over the house on the weekend to talk about our IRA. He suggests putting ...
  A: You may want to look at different things: 1 Given that you are looking at your retirement, you may ...
Rebalancing Investments4/18/2007
  Q: I have a personal portfolio of about $40,000 invested in 10 mutual funds. (This is my own money ...
  A: Had you not done so, you may want to meet with your tax advisor and go over all the sales and ...
Getting Started1/22/2007
  Q: I am a 17 year old hoping to invest about $2000 dollars in a mutual fund. I wouldn’t plan on taking ...
  A: It is great to think on saving for the future. You may want to sit down and have a good chat with ...
Chase VS Someone Else10/25/2006
  Q: I need assistance in figuring out who to invest my mutual fund with. I have the Franklyn Templeton ...
  A: I am not able to furnish investment advice. Are you talking to duly licensed financial reps? Make ...
Help with Understanding Mutual Funds9/2/2006
  Q: I have some money to invest. I am seriously interested in a Roth IRA. I have been looking on the ...
  A: I am not able to furnish you with financial advice. However, you may want to meet with your tax ...
Accumulator Funds8/7/2006
  Q: That was a fast response. If this isn't the information you are requesting, let me know. I do have ...
  A: I know what you mean, is the Securities sister of the FDIC for banking. Still, you may want to ask ...
Accumulator Funds8/7/2006
  Q: Docs99, Thanks for your response. The questions you ask make good sense to me and I will look them ...
  A: The specifics questions on the fund will arise from reading the prospectus. Do you have one? Did ...
Accumulator Funds8/5/2006
  Q: Recently I started seeing a financial planner. He's suggesting that I invest part of my investment ...
  A: Of course. His job is to furnish you with as much info as possible so that you can make a decision. ...
Withdrawing for a mutual fund to pay off debts5/10/2006
  Q: My husband and I have about $8,000.00 in credit card debt.The interest rates range from 18% to 22%. ...
  A: You may want to have a chat with your accountant or tax advisor. There are many variables here and ...
two mutual Funds2/7/2006
  Q: I own two Closed End Mutual Funds with a substancial amount of money in both. One is EVV and the ...
  A: You may want to discuss the issue with your tax advisor or cpa or tax preparer and with a registered ...
need to know1/4/2006
  Q: i listing to you some stock topics & i want you to take a look then tell me is that topic ...
  A: If you are looking at these topics as a research excercise, the first stop would be your library, ...
tax break on dividends9/9/2005
  Q: I've been considering buying a Vanguard mutual fund which invests in dividend paying stocks. This ...
  A: Your guess is as good as anybody's. There are so many variables and the state of affairs can change ...
finnance7/7/2005
  Q: I am wondering is the above answers correct. I'm stuck on the last question and would like some ...
  A: If you are using the correct formulas with the number of payments per year and bearing in mind that ...
Mutual Fund Advice11/20/2004
  Q: I am 21 years and want to buy a mutual fund and continually add to it every month, perferably a ...
  A: You may want to chat with a reg rep or a tax advisor, duly licensed. I am unable to furnish you ...
commodities broker9/27/2004
  Q: I was wondering if you know what a commodities broker is? What does someone in that profession do ...
  A: In general, a commodities broker deals with commodities, such as wheat, cotton, etc. They deal and ...
mutual funds9/7/2004
  Q: We just recently paid off our cars, and now we would like to open a no load mutual fund in addition ...
  A: You may want to sit down and have a chat with your tax advisor and registered rep. No load funds ...
INVESCO Roth IRA Regulatory Actions8/23/2004
  Q: I'm in FloridaHello. I have a Roth IRA with INVESCO. The SEC has filed a complaint, they say that ...
  A: You may want to look for a reg rep affiliated with a reputable company. The major mutual life ...
weekly tracking of funds5/25/2004
  Q: The company that I work for has a 401k with about 200 investment options. Trying to track all of ...
  A: I am not familiar with such software. You may want to check www.morningstar.com or even try to get ...
the local bank or the mutual fund company9/1/2003
  Q: I have some money that I have set aside that I wanted to invest for the long term(10 yrs), in an us ...
  A: I cannot furnish you with investment advice. You may want to meet with your insurance agent or ...

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