A step-by-step guide to tracker funds

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Tracker funds represent one of the cheaper ways to invest in the stock market. And they're proving fairly popular. Here, we look in detail at the workings of these funds...

Put simply they are based on the notion that it's very hard to beat the market so why bother trying? Having survived the worst pounding the stock market has taken in the lifetime of most investors at the start of the new Millennium - tracker funds are also certainly here to stay. This educational guide is designed to help you understand the advantages of tracker funds and how to use them. What are tracker funds? Trackers offer a straightforward way to invest. As the name suggests, a tracker fund tracks the performance of any given market. They are low cost and can make an ideal in...

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