Balanced funds offer investors the convenience of buying into a single fund rather than holding both equity and bond funds.

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. A balanced fund is a mutual fund that typically contains a component of stocks and bonds. A mutual fund is a ...

If you have been looking for Allocation Balanced funds, a place to start could be Fidelity Balanced Fund (FBALX). FBALX carries a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on various ...

Allocation Balanced fund seekers should consider taking a look at Schwab Balanced Fund (SWOBX). SWOBX carries a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank of 1 (Strong Buy), which is based on various forecasting factors ...

Investors looking at both long term capital growth and regular income would do well to consider balanced funds. Balanced funds ensure that gains from rising markets are accompanied by relatively lower ...

Beginner investors might wonder "what is a mutual fund?" Here, we answer that question and look at the pros and cons of ...

The Fidelity Balanced Fund falls into Morningstar’s allocation 50 – 70 percent equity category. Funds in this category are balanced between stocks and bonds, and there can be a wide variation among ...