Month: July 2020

Before the COVID-19 changed the way we do business, working remotely was something many people imagined as sort of a future-work utopia. Having your home to yourself during the day while your partner or kids are out, sending work emails with your dog cuddled up beside you, having access to your specific brand of coffee — it all sounded like a dream. That’s probably not how working from home looks for you right now. In reality, you’re likely juggling how to make space in your home for calls and video meetings, keep yourself productive, keep your children occupied and oh yeah — stay sane in the midst of it all. Read on if you need help improving efficiency while working from home.

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Mutual funds are nearly 100 hundred years old! The “pooled funds” investment model enabled investors to purchase a diversified portfolio of financial instruments that would steer money, depending on the fund’s investment goals, into different asset classes. The idea started slowly but eventually took hold, as fund accounts grew and more and more mutual funds popped up on the investment landscape. The first – and oldest – mutual fund in the U.S. was the MFS Massachusetts Investors Trust, which rolled out in 1924 under the management of MFS Investments, out of Boston, Mass. Click the link for additional historical detail and to see a list of 8 other original mutual funds. Note that all still exist today (except for one, but it was merged into another fund, so it's legacy still lives on too).

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