Introduction 1 Part 1: Meet the Mutual Fund 5 Chapter 1: Mutual Funds 101 7 Chapter 2: Buying and Selling Basics 19 Chapter 3: Paperwork and Your Rights 35 Chapter 4: Building Your Financial Plan 53 Chapter 5: Beyond Mutual Funds 67 Part 2: Buying Options: Looking for a Helping Hand 79 Chapter 6: Discount Brokers: Cheap Thrills 81 Chapter 7: Banks: The Fast Food of Funds 93 Chapter 8: Stockbrokers, Financial Planners, and Advisors Aplenty 103 Chapter 9: Buying Direct: Five Independents that Sell to the Public 119 Part 3: The Fund Stuff: Building a Strong Portfolio 135 Chapter 10: Equity Funds: The Road to Riches 137 Chapter 11: Heirloom Equity Funds: The Dull Stuff that Will Make You Wealthy 155 Chapter 12: Las Vegas-Style Equity Funds: Trips You Don't Need 165 Chapter 13: Balanced Funds: Boring Can Be Good 179 Chapter 14: Bond Funds: Boring Can Be Sexy, Too 195 Chapter 15: Exchange-Traded Funds and Index Funds: The Art of Owning Everything 211 Chapter 16: Dividend and Income Funds: Confusion Galore 227 Chapter 17: Money Market Funds: Sleepy but Simple 239 Chapter 18: Fund Oddities: Strange Brews Sometimes Worth Tasting 249 Chapter 19: Segregated Funds: Investing on Autopilot 257 Chapter 20: Fund Packages: One-Stop Shopping 267 Part 4: The Nuts and Bolts of Keeping Your Portfolio Going 277 Chapter 21: The Places to Go for Fund Information 279 Chapter 22: RRSPs and TFSAs: Fertilizer for Your Mutual Funds 289 Chapter 23: Taxes: Timing Is Everything 303 Part 5: The Part of Tens 317 Chapter 24: Ten Questions to Ask a Potential Financial Advisor 319 Chapter 25: Ten Signs You Need a New Financial Advisor 325 Chapter 26: Ten Mistakes Investors Make 331 Index 335.