After completing Investing Fundamentals: Mutual Funds, the user should be able to:

	Distinguish between types of funds
	Analyze mutual funds
	Choose mutual funds
	Buy and sell shares in mutual funds

Introducing Mutual Funds

	Overview of mutual funds
	The advantages of mutual funds

Choosing Funds

	Whittling down the choices
	Best buys

Types of Stock Funds

	Growth funds and value funds
	Small cap and aggressive growth funds
	Growth and income and equity income funds
	Balanced funds and asset allocation funds
	Sector funds

Overseas Funds

	Global funds
	International funds
	Emerging markets
	Regional and single country funds

Bond Funds

	Investing in bond funds
	Bond funds versus individual funds

Analyzing Mutual Funds

	Reading a prospectus
	Researching funds
	Most important details

Annual Reports and Online Research

	Reading annual reports
	Using the Internet for research

Buying and Selling Mutual Fund Shares

	Load versus no-load mutual funds
	Trading mutual fund shares

Reviewing Fund Investing

	Avoiding the biggest mutual fund blunders
	Performing a yearly review

A typical course has the following features:

	Exercises that allow users to explore how a course topic applies to their own real-world situations
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to the real application
	A course index
	A glossary
	A Skill Assessment