Articles By Melissa Phipps
How Fund Expense Ratios Can Impact Your Returns
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
An expense ratio is the ongoing fee you pay to invest in a mutual fund, index fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF). Like with any fee, ... Read more
Investing with a Spouse: Joint Accounts or Keep it Separate?
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Like any other type of joint account, joint investment accounts allow you to invest with another person. While you don’t have to be married to ... Read more
How Sin Stocks Work
Friday, January 18, 2019
In 2018, sustainable, responsible and impact investing (SRI) assets accounted for $12 trillion — or one in every four dollars under professional management. SRI mutual ... Read more
How Mutual Funds Work
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Nearly half of all American households own at least one mutual fund, according to 2017 estimates by Investment Company Institute, and mutual funds represent 67% ... Read more
How to Invest in Penny Stocks
Monday, December 17, 2018
The opportunity to purchase stock with a minimal initial investment — or to be an early shareholder in a small company with potentially stratospheric growth ... Read more
