5 Things You Maybe Didn't [But Definitely Should] Know About Mutual Funds

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🗓️ 4 October 2016

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Mutual Funds can seem as simple as a basket of puppies, but they are way more complex and much less cute. Robert Brokamp helps us get past the basics of mutual funds to understand the inner workings that can affect your bottom line. We’ll also answer your question about tax managed funds and meet some historically unreasonable people.

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0:00.0	Today's episode of Motley Full Answers is brought to you by Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans.
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0:22.6	This is Motley Full Answers.
0:24.3	I'm Allison Southwick and I'm joined as always by Robert Brokamp, personal finance expert
0:28.8	here at the Motley Fool.
0:31.0	Robert, how you feeling today?
0:32.2	Oh, I'm feeling just great, Allison.
0:33.6	How are you?
0:34.1	Ah, I'm feeling good too.
0:35.2	Today we are going to take a closer look at mutual funds.
0:39.3	Chances are some of your money is sitting in one right now, but what's it doing?
0:43.3	Robert Brokamp is going to help us take a peek.
0:45.3	We're also going to answer your question about tax-managed funds.
0:49.3	That doesn't sound very interesting at all, but we'll see.
0:53.3	And meet some unreasonable people who made
0:55.9	history. All that and more on this week's episode of Motleypool Answers. Seriously, like tax
1:02.1	managed funds? It's time for Answers Answers. Barry writes, Hi, fools. My broker is recommending
1:10.4	I get into a tax-managed fund. I certainly
1:13.9	understand the idea of favoring capital gains over dividends to decrease current taxes.
1:19.7	I need to unpack that sentence here. I currently understand the idea of favoring capital gains
1:24.9	over dividends to decrease current taxes. Right, because you pay taxes
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