Exchange traded funds, or ETFs, are becoming extremely popular investments because they are easy to buy and cost effective to use.

After you have decided that investing in a mutual fund is right for you, the next choice you have is where to buy the mutual fund from. Depending on your situation, you may have a multiple choices or no choice at all. Here are some things to consider.

Pretty much every long term investor invests in mutual funds. However, it can be pretty challenging to get started because there are over 4,000 choices of mutual funds, and every fund is slightly different – even funds that invest in just a standard index are different. So, here is a quick guide on how to buy mutual funds, and what to look for when making the decision. 

Few metals have been as valued as gold over the passage of time. The unique properties and limited amount of gold has caused nearly every civilized culture to use it as a form of money at one time. While most countries now use other forms of money, gold has always been a traditional means of storing value. The demand for gold rises most noticeably during bad economic times when currency has been devalued.