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mutual fund

An investment vehicle pooling money from many individual investors to purchase stocks or other types of investments. A professional fund manager handles the money and investments. Mutual funds tend to invest in hundreds of companies and, thus, provide high diversification.

Last edited on March 26, 2009

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