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• Overview
• What is mutual fund?
• What are the benefits of mutual fund investing versus buying individual securities?
• How do you make money with mutual funds?
• What makes a mutual fund’s share price (NAV) rise and fall?
• How is a mutual fund categorized in terms of risk and return?
• What are the different kinds of mutual funds?
• What are index mutual funds?
• What are the benefits of index mutual funds?
• What are indexes?
• Is owning a bond mutual fund like owning an individual bond?
• How is mutual fund performance judged?
• How important are expenses?
• What are Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)?
• With so many different funds, how should an investor choose?
• How do you buy mutual funds?
• Do mutual funds have liquidity?
• Who is promising your return?

Mutual Funds

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What makes a mutual fund’s share price (NAV) rise and fall?

A fund’s share price is determined by the market value of the securities it owns, less any liabilities. If the prices of the stocks, bonds or other investments owned by the fund increase or decrease, the fund’s share prices increase or decrease. Almost anything — global economics, politics, breakthrough inventions, unusual weather conditions, changed management, corporate scandal — can affect the prices of a fund’s investments and ultimately the fund’s shares.