Definitions

mutual fund

NOUN

stock or bond fund

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bond fund closed-end fund investment fund retirement plan

WEAK

401k fund IRA hedge fund individual retirement account money market funds money-market fund no-load fund open-end fund stock fund

Example Sentences

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This being the “information age,” it would be understandable if investors sometimes feel inundated with too much information to wade through about the stocks in their mutual fund portfolios.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Fidelity Investments, the big brokerage and mutual fund firm, long has had a rule protecting its small retail clients from plunging into initial public stock offerings while the shares were still subject to IPO-related hype.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Vanguard isn’t just a top mutual fund provider.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Also read: This mutual fund lets you buy SpaceX stock before the IPO — but what are you actually getting?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Jim went into the insurance and mutual fund business, and from there he made the switch to banking.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times