EARNINGS FROM MUTUAL FUNDS

As you invest in mutual funds, you will receive distributions of your earnings. Some of them may arrive in your mailbox on a regular basis. Others you will only receive when you sell your funds. You may have additional earnings when you sell your shares. In the articles that follow, we will discuss the earnings that mutual funds pay their investors. At the end, we will discuss your option to reinvest your earnings.

Mutual Fund Distributions From Earnings Dividends Capital Gains From Redemption of Shares Total Return Distributions That Are Not Earnings Do I Keep My Dividends or Reinvest Them? Earnings May Be Dividends or Capital Gains

Before we tackle the types of earnings, we will begin with a short discussion of how mutual funds earn money.