Good choices of food to reintroduce include a variety of low-sugar carbs (e.g., plain cereals like Cheerios, breads, rice, and potatoes), low-sugar yogurts, peeled fruits, lean proteins (e.g., eggs, chicken, and fish prepared with minimal added fat) and even some simple, well-cooked veggies like green beans and carrots.
See more Â­investing pictures. Â­A mutual fund is a company that pools investors' money to make multiple types of investments, known as the portfolio. Stocks, bonds, and money market funds are all examples of the types of investments that may make up a mutual fund. The mutual fund is managed by a professional investment manager who buys and sells securities for the most effective growth of the fund.
Here are seven deadly mutual fund mistakes to avoid: Mutual Fund Investing Mistake #1: Index Funds Investing. Lots of people say that index funds are the only investment you need, but indexing is not the best answer. Take Vanguardâs 500 Index Fund (MUTF: VFINX), for example. Itâs the familyâs largest fund, with more than $100 billion in assets. In fact, itâs one of the largest mutual funds in the world. But itâs not the safest index fund, nor is it the best-performing index fund. During the tech bear market, investors lost more than $40 billion with the fund. A little more than 18% of the fundâs assets are tied up in just 10 stocks and more than half of its top 25 assets are invested in just three sectors.