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By Kevin Chambers

By Kevin Chambers

By Kevin Chambers

Equity (stock) mutual funds are classified most often using a tool called a style map. A style map shows the type of companies and the size of companies in which a mutual fund invests. This style map (shown above) is a tool that Headwater Investments uses to determine the composition and relative risk of equity mutual funds.

By Kevin Chambers

Stocks are probably the best known and most widely used investment instrument. Even though millions of Americans own stocks, and everyone hears about the stock market almost every day, many people still don’t fully understand what they are or how they work.

Home Ownership – Not just Millennials Fault

By Kevin Chambers

By Kevin Chambers

By Kevin Chambers

By Kevin Chambers

By Kevin Chambers

Some companies have different shares of their stock. As an example, Google (Alphabet) has three different shares: A, B, and C.  To understand why a company may do this, we need to think about the basics of stocks.