The Mutual Fund Show
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The Mutual Fund Show is an American
talk radio
program and is the first national program covering primarily mutual fund
investments. The show started in 1998 on KMBZ 980 AM in Kansas City, MO, and now airs in multiple markets nationwide. The Mutual Fund Show is an hour-long show with Adam Bold
presenting his opinions and answering callers’ questions. Concepts related to the general stock market
, economy, investments and Bold’s investment philosophy are covered on the show.
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As host, Bold takes listeners’ questions and provides insight on mutual funds, annuities
, 401(k)
plans, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), and exchange-traded fund
s (ETFs), and features interviews with special guests from the financial industry.
Bold is a Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor (CMFC), a designation awarded by the College for Financial Planning, and a Certified Fund Specialist (CFS), a certification awarded by the Institute of Business and Finance.
United States
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talk radio
Talk radio
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
program and is the first national program covering primarily mutual fund
Mutual fund
A mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors to buy stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, and/or other securities.- Overview :...
investments. The show started in 1998 on KMBZ 980 AM in Kansas City, MO, and now airs in multiple markets nationwide. The Mutual Fund Show is an hour-long show with Adam Bold
Adam Bold
Adam Bold is an American author and businessman. He is the founder and minority shareholder of The Mutual Fund Store, and host of The Mutual Fund Show, a national weekly talk radio show focused on actively managed mutual fund investments...
presenting his opinions and answering callers’ questions. Concepts related to the general stock market
Stock market
A stock market or equity market is a public entity for the trading of company stock and derivatives at an agreed price; these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately.The size of the world stock market was estimated at about $36.6 trillion...
, economy, investments and Bold’s investment philosophy are covered on the show.
Host
Adam Bold is host of The Mutual Fund Show and a weekly contributor to US News & World Report. Bold is also the founder of The Mutual Fund StoreThe Mutual Fund Store
The Mutual Fund Store, founded by Adam Bold in 1996, is a financial advisory company headquartered in Overland Park, KS with more than 70 locations in the United States. Collectively, advisers managed more than $6.5 billion in assets for more than 32,000 clients as of June 30, 2011.The company...
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As host, Bold takes listeners’ questions and provides insight on mutual funds, annuities
Annuity (finance theory)
The term annuity is used in finance theory to refer to any terminating stream of fixed payments over a specified period of time. This usage is most commonly seen in discussions of finance, usually in connection with the valuation of the stream of payments, taking into account time value of money...
, 401(k)
401(k)
A 401 is a type of retirement savings account in the United States, which takes its name from subsection of the Internal Revenue Code . A contributor can begin to withdraw funds after reaching the age of 59 1/2 years...
plans, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), and exchange-traded fund
Exchange-traded fund
An exchange-traded fund is an investment fund traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks. An ETF holds assets such as stocks, commodities, or bonds, and trades close to its net asset value over the course of the trading day. Most ETFs track an index, such as the S&P 500 or MSCI EAFE...
s (ETFs), and features interviews with special guests from the financial industry.
Bold is a Chartered Mutual Fund Counselor (CMFC), a designation awarded by the College for Financial Planning, and a Certified Fund Specialist (CFS), a certification awarded by the Institute of Business and Finance.