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What are Other Mutual Fund Classifications?
Let’s look at some of the classifications for mutual funds that are determined using criteria other than market cap and P/E ratios.
What is Mutual Fund Classification According to the Price to Earnings Ratio?
What is Mutual Fund Classification According to Market Capitalization?
Besides the main classifications for equity mutual funds which are derived from market cap and price-to-earnings ratio, many other categories for mutual funds exist. These criteria may be based on how much exposure a fund has to a specific industry, sectors or geographical regions, as well as the types of management strategies that the fund uses and which kinds of assets are held.
Read on for more information about the kinds of mutual funds that can be found in the marketplace.
What are International Equity Funds?
What are Alternative Funds?
What are Domestic Stock Funds?
What is the Best Age to Start Receiving Social Security Benefits?
Generally speaking, the closer you are to age 70, the better. But everyone will need to take all options into account
What is the Operating Cash Flow Ratio?
The Operating Cash Flow Ratio measures how many times a company can use cash flow from operations to cover debt expenses
What are Profitability Ratios?
Profitability ratios are useful analytical tools to evaluate a company’s ability to generate profits relative to all costs
What is Accounts Receivable for Accounting?
The Accounts Receivable line will contain the amounts owed to the company which are due to be received in the near future
What is a Billing Cycle?
A billing cycle is the frequency with which a company creates and sends invoices for the goods or services rendered
What is an Account Executive?
An account executive is an individual who has executive responsibility of the maintenance of client account
What is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage?
With an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) , the interest rate is lower at the beginning than the fixed-rate alternative
Who is a commodity trader?
Commodity traders must at least pass the FINRA Series 3 exam, which focuses on the commodities market exclusively
What is the Rising Wedge (Bullish) Pattern?
The Rising Wedge pattern forms when prices seem to be spiraling upward, and two upward sloping trend lines are created
What is the Head-and-Shoulders Bottom (Bullish) Pattern?
The Head-and-Shoulders Bottom pattern is formed when a currency pair price creates a center trough and two inverted shoulders