{"product_id":"mutual-fund-industry-handbook-9780471736240","title":"Mutual Fund Industry Handbook","description":"The Mutual Fund Industry Handbook is a remarkably important work . . . I am profoundly impressed by the broad and comprehensive sweep of information and knowledge that this book makes available to industry participants, college and business school students, and anyone else with a serious interest in this industry.\u003cbr\u003e -- From the Foreword by John C. Bogle President, Bogle Financial Markets Research Center Founder and former chief executive, The Vanguard Group \u003cp\u003eA Foreword by John C. Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group and one of the most respected leaders in the mutual fund industry, sets the stage for this authoritative book that explains the complexities of the phenomenal industry in simple terms.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Investors like the fact that mutual funds offer professional management, easy diversification, liquidity, convenience, a wide range of investment choices, and regulatory protection. Mutual Fund Industry Handbook touches on all of those features and focuses on the diverse functions performed in the day-to-day operations of the mutual fund industry. You'll learn about: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFront-office functions-analysis, buying, and selling.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBack-office functions, including settlement, custody, accounting, and reporting.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommission structures-front-end loads, back-end loads, or level loads.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe various fund categories used by the Investment Company Institute, Morningstar, and Lipper.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe roles played by fund managers, investment advisors, custodial banks, distributors, transfer agents, and other third-party service providers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you want a definitive reference on the mutual fund industry, this is the book for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780471736240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.28w x 1.32d","brand":"Lee Gremillion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39462503055541,"sku":"9780471736240","price":67.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9f9fab8b-387a-4efc-83d4-2f486a6d19c7.jpg?v=1615920337","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mutual-fund-industry-handbook-9780471736240","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}