Finance, Forex and Investments

what are some good, dependable and lower risk mutual funds out there in the States?

I want to invest in some good mutual funds but have little clue which companies offer some of the best plans, flexibility or "no-load" mutual funds.

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1. Vanguard, American Century, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price are all fund companies I've either had good experience with personally or have heard good things about. For someone new to investing and looking for the kinds of returns generated by stocks, a good fund to start with is probably one based on an index like the S&P 500 or Russell 2000. Those are not without risk, but because they include a large number of stocks from a variety of industries, there's not as much risk from one company or one industry going bad. Of course, you can also invest in bond mutual funds which will have less risk, but also in the long run will have lower returns.