| Part 1 | Meet the Mutual Funds | 1 |
| 1 | The Ten Commandments of Mutual Fund Investing: Get the ball rolling with mutual funds | 3 |
| 2 | Mutual Funds: To Own or Not to Own?: Should you invest? How to find money to invest and plan your strategy | 11 |
| 3 | Investing: Your Options, Your Risks, Your Rewards: All about stocks, bonds, and cash investments | 21 |
| 4 | Mutual Funds for Everyone: The many types of mutual funds | 33 |
| 5 | Is a Fund a Winner or Loser?: Yardsticks for picking funds | 47 |
| Part 2 | Getting Started | 57 |
| 6 | Which Funds Are Right for You?: Learn how much risk you can stand and then choose the best mutual funds for you | 59 |
| 7 | The Cost of Investing: Who sells funds and what it costs you | 75 |
| 8 | Secrets of Mutual Fund Shopping: How to evaluate a fund | 89 |
| 9 | Seeking a Second Opinion: Hear what the experts have to say about mutual funds | 107 |
| 10 | Opening Your Mutual Fund Account: How to fill out the right forms | 115 |
| Part 3 | Zoning In on the Picks | 127 |
| 11 | Money Funds: Better Than a Bank Account?: All about money funds | 129 |
| 12 | Bonding: Investing with Bond Funds: What a bond fund is and whether you should have one | 139 |
| 13 | Choosing the Right Bond Fund: Knowing the different types of bond funds and deciding which is right for you | 149 |
| 14 | Building Your Wealth with Stock Funds: Knowing the different types of stock funds and deciding which is right for you | 163 |
| 15 | Mutual Funds for Special Situations: All about sector investing, socially conscious funds, and more | 177 |
| 16 | Get Your Kicks On Route 66: Profiting from the Information Superhighway: The best technology and Internet stock funds to own for the long term | 189 |
| Part 4 | Quick and Easy Investment Plans | 201 |
| 17 | How Ya Doing?: How healthy are your mutual funds? Give them a financial checkup | 203 |
| 18 | Getting Rich a Little at a Time: Dollar Cost Averaging: How to invest regularly and make a big profit | 211 |
| 19 | The Easy Way to Buy and Sell: Constant Dollar Investing: Simple rules to buy low and sell high | 221 |
| 20 | Keeping an Even Keel: Diversification and Portfolio Rebalancing: How to get the best returns with less risk | 229 |
| 21 | Retirement Savings Strategies for the Faint Hearted: How to start saving now for a comfortable life later | 239 |
| Part 5 | Mutual Fund Investing for Special Situations | 247 |
| 22 | Loaded for Bear: What to Do When the Stock Market Falls Out of Bed: How to manage your money when the stock market heads south | 249 |
| 23 | Taxes: To Pay or Not to Pay?: How to pay or not to pay taxes on your mutual fund | 265 |
| 24 | Saving for Important Life Goals: Determining how much you need for college and retirement | 275 |
| 25 | Care and Feeding of Your 401(k): Everything you need to know about your company pension plan in one easy lesson | 289 |
| 26 | Making Your Money Last as Long as You Do: Plan now to live comfortably for a long, long time | 303 |
| 27 | Managing Your Estate: Preserving your profits for your loved ones | 321 |
| Appendixes | |
| A | Technobabble Glossary | 329 |
| B | Resources | 339 |
| C | Authors' Picks: Mutual Funds That Have Withstood the Test of Time | 347 |
| D | The 10 Most Popular Funds: How Have They Done? | 349 |
| E | Mutual Fund Problem Solver | 351 |
| Index | 355 |
Format: Paperback, 3rd ed., 375 pages
