mutual fund

noun

: an open-end investment company that invests money of its shareholders in a usually diversified group of securities of other corporations

Examples of mutual fund in a Sentence

She invested her money in a mutual fund.
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Utilizing Poorly Understood Investment Instruments: Many expats will purchase local investment instruments, such as mutual funds, ETFs or insurance products (assurance vie in France) in Europe, which can turn them into passive foreign investment companies (PFICs). — Brian Dunhill, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025 Ken Squire is the founder and president of 13D Monitor, an institutional research service on shareholder activism, and the founder and portfolio manager of the 13D Activist Fund, a mutual fund that invests in a portfolio of activist 13D investments. — Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025 The similarity with both of these groups is usually a strong financial connection to the stock market, either through individual stock purchases, mutual funds, or—most common—401(k)s and other retirement vehicles. — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 Step 3: If rolling over into an IRA, find the right options If a rollover to an IRA is the way to go, the next step is to identify the right brokerage firm or mutual fund company. — CBS News, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mutual fund

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First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mutual fund was in 1932

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