Talk:Mutual fund

message: Anyone know the process if someone wanted to start there own mutual fund? (aka a business)
basic information would be useful in this article.
:*Well you need a group of investors, unless you are filthy rich, after that you need to form a LLC, Trust, or corporation, etc. not limited in what business form, then you need to register probably with the reguatory body in question probably SEC.  Hopefully you manage or operate a fund that investors would want.~ Paul.Paquette
The first thing I suggest to do is to begin with a grammar, fix "there own" with "their own" but use SVO form as well. Signatures and time stamps would be nice too.
ICE77 (talk) 06:12, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Start your own mutual fund 

message: Regarding the paragraph below, taken from the Mutual Fund article: This paragraph lists 3 types of mutual funds, but explains only one type. Also, it introduces another type, exchange-traded funds, not part of the original 3 types.
"There are 3 types of U.S. mutual funds: open-end, unit investment trust, and closed-end. The most common type, the open-end mutual fund, must be willing to buy back its shares from its investors at the end of every business day. Exchange-traded funds are open-end funds or unit investment trusts that trade on an exchange. Open-end funds are most common, but exchange-traded funds have been gaining in popularity."  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 155.95.80.253 (talk) 16:45, 25 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incomplete Information 

message: There is an additional share class for mutual funds, Class D. Any reason it shouldn't be here?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:7002:BC00:41A2:901A:C90A:B553 (talk) 04:28, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Class D Shares 

message: 1. "On the negative side, investors in a mutual fund must pay various fees and expenses".
The sentence is misleading. Nothing is free. It's like buying bread from a bakery. It's an exchange.
2. The list of disadvantages has "fees" (not free obviously - it's a service) and "less predictable income" (I wonder in comparison to what).
3. The "Controversy regarding fees and expenses" section is pointless. How can you make an argument without sources? Also, low-expense funds like index funds have no direct correlation to higher rate of return. In fact, you can pay 0.3% and make 5% or 1% and make 20%.
4. "hypothetical initial payment of $1,000".
I believe the most appropriate word is not "payment" but "investment".
ICE77 (talk) 06:20, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Various comments 

message: This article seems to treat all investment funds as mutual funds: "Primary structures of mutual funds include open-end funds, unit investment trusts, and closed-end funds. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)". If that were the case, we should just merge this article with investment fund. Merriam-Webster defines mutual fund as: "an open-end investment company that invests money of its shareholders in a usually diversified group of securities of other corporations". I will update this article to adhere to that definition, which is shared generally by most sources. ETFs and closed-end funds have different mechanics and rules and should not be lumped in with mutual funds. II | (t - c) 09:24, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not all investment funds are mutual funds