Years
Investing
Investing Basics
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Compound Interest
Investing doesn’t require great wealth or complicated strategies. You just need to put today’s dollars – even small amounts – where time and compounding interest can help them grow.
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Investing Affordably
For some things you buy, if you pay more, you get more. But paying more for a mutual fund may mean you get less. Here's why.
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Managing Volatility
Financial market volatility – real or anticipated – is often accompanied by a strong emotional reaction. The simple reason: you’re human.
Homestead Funds was created in 1990 to give National Rural Electric Cooperative Association members a convenient way to obtain professional and affordable money management. The funds are also open to investors outside of the cooperative community.
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25+
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8No-load
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$3.0billion in assets
as of 9/30/18
Latest News & Commentary
Estimated Year-End Distributions
Homestead Funds will be paying year-end income and/or capital gain distributions on December 17, 2018. We are providing you with information regarding the expected distribution dates and estimated rates for your planning purposes.
Manager Commentary — 3Q 2018
U.S. stocks had another strong quarter, despite continued volatility. Strong earnings reports dominated sentiment, overriding investor concerns about the ongoing trade war with China and increasing worries about the effects of higher interest rates.
How to Match Your Investments to Your Goals
Your financial life is on your terms, but what if you don’t know where to start, especially in a world with literally thousands of mutual funds and other investment choices?
The Financial Journey, On Your Terms
In this issue of our shareholder newsletter, Horizons, we offer some guidance for navigating your financial journey on your own terms. We look at the simple method of goals-based planning and examine how our brains work against us — and how some new technologies may help.
Performance Summary — 3Q 2018
Our portfolio managers and analysts oversee an array of eight funds designed to accommodate a wide variety of goals, from conservative income to aggressive growth. View the funds’ most recent quarterly performance.
A Reasonable Retirement Goal
What is the right number for your retirement nest egg? We decided to work out the math for the “average American” — using things like average retirement age, average Social Security payment and average income level. See our ballpark milestones in this issue of Our Perspectives.
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