NAV

There is a common misconception that a fund with a high NAV is doing better than one with a low NAV, but the fund’s net asset price has absolutely nothing to do with performance, nor does it make funds easier to buy since people don’t buy a number of shares, but instead invest a lump sum of money.

But because the public doesn’t understand how to evaluate a fund properly, many funds split their share price when it rises, to make it look like you are getting more for your money. Yes, your money will then buy more shares, but each share has less stock value behind it. It’s like would you rather have four $5 bills, or one $20 bill? It just doesn’t matter.

Other Stock Market Basics Topics:

1. Mutual Fund Advantages
2. History of Mutual Funds
3. NAV
4. Dollar Cost Averaging
5. General advice about choosing a fund
6. Mutual Fund Ratings
7. Evaluating Mutual Fund Investment Risk
8. Mutual Fund Share Classes
9. Mutual Fund Fees
10. The Mutual Fund Prospectus
11. How important is the manager's length of experience?
12. Why is the prospectus hard to understand?
13. Mutual Fund Annual Report
14. Comparing your fund to the competition
15. Comparing funds on an after-tax basis
16. Average Return on Investment
17. How Not to Pick a Mutual Fund
18. Cashing in Your Fund
19. When to Sell Your Fund
20. Mutual Funds and Asset Allocation
21. When to get started with a mutual fund
22. Types of Mutual Funds
23. Value Stock Funds
24. Growth Stock Funds
25. Small and Micro-cap Stocks
26. Mid Cap
27. Large Cap Companies
28. Income Stock Funds
29. Mutual Fund Index
30. Enhanced Index Funds
31. Sector Mutual Funds
32. Stock Market Sectors
33. Defensive Stocks
34. International Funds
35. Real Estate Mutual Funds
36. Socially Responsible Funds
37. Balanced Funds
38. Tax-Efficient Funds
39. Bond Convertible Funds
40. Junk Bond Funds
41. Mixtures of stock types
42. Closed End Funds
43. Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s)
44. Stock Picking Strategy - Picking your own stocks?
45. Fund names, and what they really invest in
46. How to get started
47. Where can I start investing with no money?
    

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