mutual fund

NOUN

stock or bond fund

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bond fund closed-end fund investment fund retirement plan

WEAK

401k fund IRA hedge fund individual retirement account money market funds money-market fund no-load fund open-end fund stock fund

Example Sentences

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Inclusion in an index tends to boost a stock, because exchange-traded and mutual funds that track said index are required by their charters to buy shares.

From Barron's

The funds must be invested in a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund that tracks the S&P 500 index or another index consisting mostly of U.S. equities, according to the IRS External link.

From Barron's

Crypto is the second-most common asset among those who gamble informally or online every day, ranking higher than cars, retirement accounts, and mutual funds.

From MarketWatch

Fidelity’s workplace guaranteed income offer, therefore, is not like buying a mutual fund where you can just click and purchase.

From MarketWatch

They open the door to individual stocks, thousands of mutual funds, sector ETFs, and — depending on the provider — crypto ETFs or other alternative assets.

From MarketWatch