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Fool Video: Making the Most of Your Mutual Fund

By Motley Fool Staff – Updated Nov 14, 2016 at 10:18PM

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Fool analyst Shannon Zimmerman discusses how to manage your mutual fund in uncertain times.

Is watching your mutual fund bounce around in your 401K making you queasy? You're not alone. Widely held stocks like Microsoft (NYSE:MSFT), Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), and ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) have not been immune to the recent market volatility. And volatile stocks equal volatile mutual fund performance. In this installment of "Fool Video," Motley Fool mutual fund analyst Shannon Zimmerman offers some tips on managing your mutual fund in a mercurial market.     

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Neither Mac Greer nor Shannon Zimmerman owns shares of any of the stocks discussed. Microsoft is a Motley Fool Inside Value selection, while Johnson & Johnson is a Motley Fool Income Investor pick. The Fool has a disclosure policy.

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Stocks Mentioned

Exxon Mobil Corporation Stock Quote
Exxon Mobil Corporation
XOM
$85.75 (-5.32%) $-4.82
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CSCO
$40.66 (-1.19%) $0.49
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Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$166.72 (0.33%) $0.54

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