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Advantages What are the key advantages of mutual fund investing? Diversification Using mutual funds can help an investor diversify their portfolio with a minimum investment. When investing in a single fund, an investor is actually investing in numerous securities. Spreading your investment across a range of securities can help to reduce risk. A stock mutual fund, for example, invests in many stocks - hundreds or even thousands. This minimizes the risk attributed to a concentrated …showed first 75 words of 841 total…

…showed last 75 words of 841 total…acquired by reinvesting distributions. It's important to compare the costs of funds you are considering. Always look at "net" returns when comparing fund performances. Net return is the bottom line; an investment's true return after all costs are deducted. Prospectuses will not contain all the costs that affect the net return on your investment. This is why it is important to compare net returns whether or not the fund in a no-load or load fund.