{"product_id":"fund-spy-9781119110064","title":"Fund Spy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Russel Kinnel walks readers through the handful of key factors they need to pick winning funds. Armed with the quantitative data and qualitative research, they will gain the confidence to pick great funds for the long-term. This book will be accompanied by a web-based tool created by Morningstar, which will enable readers to evaluate their own funds using Kinnel''s criteria.  \u003cp\u003eWritten in a fun and accessible manner, The Fund Spy offers Kinnel''s unique insight as a 14-year Morningstar fund analyst. He speaks plainly about the conflicts that can go against investors'' interests, explaining how to avoid traps and push out the slick sales pitches facing today''s investors. He also offers several 10 lists, which provide quick answers to investors'' most common questions (e.g., the Top 10 Funds to Recommend to Relatives, the 10 Best Contrarian Managers, the 10 Most Overrated Managers).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: The Remarkable Gap Between Winners and Losers 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Does Your Manager Eat His Own Cooking? 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: New Trading Cost Estimates Shed Light on a Big Mystery 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: The Power of Expense Ratios Is Greater Than You Think 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: How to Use Total Returns Wisely 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Understanding Mutual Fund Strategies and Fundamental Risk 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: How to Find Good Managers and Avoid the Dodgy Ones 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: The Inside Scoop on No-Load Fund Companies 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: The Inside Scoop on Broker-Sold Fund Companies 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Twenty Great Funds That Passed My Test 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: The Best of Eleven Years of Fund Spies 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Vital Statistics on the 20 Funds That Passed Our Test 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 171\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406987436375,"sku":"9781119110064","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fund-spy-9781119110064","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}