Empire of the fund : the way we save now / William A. Birdthistle.

"Empire of the Fund is an exposé and examination of the way we save now. With the rise of the 401(k) and demise of the pension, the United States has embarked upon the richest and riskiest experiment in our financial history. Over the next twenty years, nearly eighty million baby boomers will...

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Main Author: Birdthistle, William A. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
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505 0 |a Part I: Anatomy of a Fund -- Purpose -- Structure -- Economics -- Part II: Diseases and Disorders -- Fees -- Soft Dollars -- Fair Valuation -- Late Trading -- Market Timing -- Selective Disclosure -- Part III: Alternative Remedies -- 401(k) and individual retirement accounts -- Target-date funds -- Exchange-traded funds -- Money market funds -- Part IV: Cures -- A healthier use of mutual funds. 
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