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“Mutual funds are open-ended, which means the fund company creates or cancels shares based on investor demand. The challenge is capital gains distributions. In a high-turnover mutual fund, or one that realizes gains and losses throughout the year, investors can receive a capital gains tax bill even if they never sold their own shares.” I use Charles Schwab and started “auto investing” this week into schwabs s&p 500 fund of SWPPX. And want to keep it going but read the …
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33 years old, $50 every week into SWPPX. Mutual fund Bad idea?
· r/investing
· Mar 16, 2026