Comments on: Mutual Funds for the New Investor – SLASX, HOLVX, TCEIX, AMAGX http://moneysmartlife.com/mutual-funds-for-the-new-investor-%e2%80%93-slasx-holvx-tceix-amagx/ Money Tips for a Better Life Fri, 25 May 2012 08:24:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Simple Secret of Investing » Money Smart Life http://moneysmartlife.com/mutual-funds-for-the-new-investor-%e2%80%93-slasx-holvx-tceix-amagx/comment-page-1/#comment-78847 The Simple Secret of Investing » Money Smart Life Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:30:24 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/2006/12/23/mutual-funds-for-the-new-investor-%e2%80%93-slasx-holvx-tceix-amagx/#comment-78847 [...] about these minimums. If you don’t have one of these plans, check out the investing options for new investors and investing rookies. While I was risking a few hundred dollars, I was also gaining priceless [...] [...] about these minimums. If you don’t have one of these plans, check out the investing options for new investors and investing rookies. While I was risking a few hundred dollars, I was also gaining priceless [...]

]]> By: Money Smart Life » The Simple Secret of Investing http://moneysmartlife.com/mutual-funds-for-the-new-investor-%e2%80%93-slasx-holvx-tceix-amagx/comment-page-1/#comment-6647 Money Smart Life » The Simple Secret of Investing Fri, 18 May 2007 15:36:20 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/2006/12/23/mutual-funds-for-the-new-investor-%e2%80%93-slasx-holvx-tceix-amagx/#comment-6647 [...] My initial investment was a few hundred dollars in 4 different mutual funds. Many funds have a minimum but if you’re investing through a 401k or 403b plan you don’t have to worry about these minimums. If you don’t have one of these plans, check out the investing options for new investors and investing rookies. While I was risking a few hundred dollars, I was also gaining priceless investing experience. Over time my balances grew and eventually I hired a certified financial planner to look over our allocations and diversifications. [...] [...] My initial investment was a few hundred dollars in 4 different mutual funds. Many funds have a minimum but if you’re investing through a 401k or 403b plan you don’t have to worry about these minimums. If you don’t have one of these plans, check out the investing options for new investors and investing rookies. While I was risking a few hundred dollars, I was also gaining priceless investing experience. Over time my balances grew and eventually I hired a certified financial planner to look over our allocations and diversifications. [...]

]]> By: CreditShack http://moneysmartlife.com/mutual-funds-for-the-new-investor-%e2%80%93-slasx-holvx-tceix-amagx/comment-page-1/#comment-411 CreditShack Sun, 14 Jan 2007 18:10:22 +0000 http://www.moneysmartlife.com/2006/12/23/mutual-funds-for-the-new-investor-%e2%80%93-slasx-holvx-tceix-amagx/#comment-411 TIAA-CREF Equity Index (TCEIX) is now longer open to new investors. TIAA-CREF closed all their retail fund offerings early last year and opened equivalent funds as a Retail share class of their institutional funds. The new Equity Index is now TINRX. The good news: expense ratio dropped to 0.24% from 0.26%. The bad news: last I checked, the $0 initial, $50/month automatic investment plan is no longer available. TIAA-CREF Equity Index (TCEIX) is now longer open to new investors. TIAA-CREF closed all their retail fund offerings early last year and opened equivalent funds as a Retail share class of their institutional funds. The new Equity Index is now TINRX.

The good news: expense ratio dropped to 0.24% from 0.26%.

The bad news: last I checked, the $0 initial, $50/month automatic investment plan is no longer available.

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