Find the websites for the Vanguard group, Fidelity investment's and Putnam investments. Pick three or four...

Find the websites for the Vanguard group, Fidelity investment's and Putnam investments. Pick three or four funds from these sites and compare their investment objectives, risks, past returns, funds fees, and so on. Read the prospectuses for each fund. Who do you think should, or should not, invest in each fund?

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Funds	Asset Class	Price(NAV)	Risk	1yr.Return
Vanguard Funds-
Federal money market fund	Money market	$1	Nil	.81%
500 Index admiral shares	Large Cap.Equity fund	$265.44	High	21.79%
Target Retirement 2020	Balanced Fund	$32.53	Moderate	14.00%
Fidelity Funds-
Fidelity Equity dividend Income fund	Equity- Income	$29.50	High	14.09%
Fidelity Blue chip value fund	Equity-Growth	$20.97	High	14.87%
Fidelity Mid cap enhanced Index fund	Index fund	$16.64	High	18.40%
Putnam Funds-
George Putnam Balanced -A	Balanced fund	$20.88	Above average	17.00%
Putnam Diversified Income fund	Income Fund	$7.15	Moderate	6.6%

Above mentioned funds are the funds that belong to different asset class. We should not choose one fund, one asset class or one sector rather we should diversify our investment by investing our money into different asset class groups so that our risk is diversified and we get safe returns.

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