Definitions

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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Fidelity Investments, the big brokerage and mutual fund firm, long has had a rule protecting its small retail clients from plunging into initial public stock offerings while the shares were still subject to IPO-related hype.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

See more: Opinion: This mutual fund lets you buy SpaceX stock before the IPO — but what are you actually getting?

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Opinion: This mutual fund lets you buy SpaceX stock before the IPO — but what are you actually getting?

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Uncle Sam doesn’t care if you just bought the mutual fund either.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Jim went into the insurance and mutual fund business, and from there he made the switch to banking.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times