Includes index.

The nature of mutual funds / by Conrad Ciccotello -- Mutual fund regulation and issues / by Conrad Ciccotello -- The economics of mutual funds / by David M. Smith -- Mutual fund fees and expenses / by David M. Smith -- How financial markets work / by Larry E. Swedroe -- Active versus passive investing / by Larry E. Swedroe -- Efficient markets and mutual fund investing : the advantages of index funds / by Burton Malkiel -- Asset allocation : design and care of portfolios / by William J. Bernstein -- The Morningstar approach to mutual fund analysis : part I / by Don Phillips and Paul D. Kaplan.