Table of Contents
Introduction.
Part I: Coming to Grips with the Basics of Managed Funds.
Chapter 1: Getting Started with Managed Funds.
Chapter 2: Understanding the Pros and Cons of Managed Funds.
Chapter 3: Examining the Structures of Managed Funds.
Chapter 4: Identifying Asset Classes and Investment Styles.
Chapter 5: Revealing the Cost of Investing: Fees and Commissions.
Part II: Doing the Research for Your Peace of Mind.
Chapter 6: Assessing Your Appetite for Risk and Avoiding Indigestion.
Chapter 7: Setting Your Goals and Making a Plan.
Chapter 8: Understanding Research and Ratings Agencies.
Chapter 9: Making Sense of Performance.
Part III: Choosing, Buying and Selling Managed Funds.
Chapter 10: Discovering Who’s Who in the Managed Funds Zoo.
Chapter 11: Looking At Your Options: Taking Advice or Going It Alone.
Chapter 12: Filling In the Forms.
Chapter 13: Buying, Selling and Monitoring Your Investments.
Part IV: Determining How Funds Are Labelled.
Chapter 14: Understanding Standard Fund Types.
Chapter 15: Examining More Ways of Classifying Managed Investments.
Chapter 16: Lifting the Veil on Hedge Funds and Structured Products.
Chapter 17: Looking at Administration Services and Managed Accounts.
Part V: Following Some Sensible Ideas for Happier Returns.
Chapter 18: Borrowing to Invest.
Chapter 19: Investigating Other Investment Strategies.
Chapter 20: Understanding What Can Go Wrong and What to Do If It Does.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 21: Ten Tips for Managed Fund Investing.
Chapter 22: Ten Traps and Pitfalls: What the Managers Don't Tell You.
Glossary.
Index.