--- title: 'More Money Monday roundup: Mutual fund pitfalls & holiday tipping guidance' description: 'Personal finance from around the Web on Monday: Charity begins at...eBay? As Christmas approaches, the auction site contains a growing number of listings that aren''t…' authors: - name: timestaff url: https://money.com/author/timestaff/ articles: 459 covers: - Investing - Banking - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes former_staff: true published: '2009-12-14T21:13:57.000Z' modified: '2009-12-14T21:13:57.000Z' section: Investing word_count: 204 canonical: https://money.com/more-money-monday-roundup-mutual-fund-pitfalls-holiday-tipping-guidance/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![More Money Monday roundup: Mutual fund pitfalls & holiday tipping guidance](https://money.com/img/logo-social.png) Personal finance from around the Web on Monday: - Charity begins at...eBay? As Christmas approaches, the auction site contains a growing number of listings that aren't selling anything, but instead are [asking people to donate money to families in need](http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/12/sign-of-the-times-ebay-holiday-panhandling.html). It's unclear how many of these requests are authentic and how many are simply scams. \[The Red Tape Chronicles\] - A loophole in the Senate health care bill would permit insurers to put [annual limits on the money they pay for costly illnesses](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091211/ap_on_bi_ge/us_health_overhaul_senate_loophole). Patient advocates say this provision will gut a major consumer protection the bill is supposed to put in place. \[Associated Press\] - The House of Representatives has passed a bill tightening regulation of the financial services industry. But it's very possible that [some of its major features will be loosened up](http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2009/12/house-passes-bill-on-financial-regulation.html) as the bill makes its way through Congress. \[Economist's View\] - A star portfolio manager's departure from TCW Group highlights some [major pitfalls of mutual fund investing](http://moneywatch.bnet.com/investing/blog/fund-watch/hidden-risks-exposed-in-gundlachs-departure-from-tcw-group/338/). Chief among them: A fund company's interests can diverge markedly from those of the investors in the company's funds. \[Mutual Fund Insider\] - Not sure whom to tip this holiday season, or how much? Consult [these guidelines from Emily Post](http://www.fivecentnickel.com/2009/12/14/who-and-how-much-to-tip-during-the-holidays/). \[fivecentnickel.com\] *Follow More Money on Twitter at [http://twitter.com/moremoneyblog](http://twitter.com/moremoneyblog)*. ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://money.com/more-money-monday-roundup-mutual-fund-pitfalls-holiday-tipping-guidance/#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://money.com" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Investing", "item": "https://money.com/investing/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Mutual Funds", "item": "https://money.com/mutual-funds/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "More Money Monday roundup: Mutual fund pitfalls & holiday tipping guidance" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://money.com/#website", "url": "https://money.com", "name": "Money", "publisher": { "@id": "https://money.com/#organization" } }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://money.com/more-money-monday-roundup-mutual-fund-pitfalls-holiday-tipping-guidance/#webpage", "url": "https://money.com/more-money-monday-roundup-mutual-fund-pitfalls-holiday-tipping-guidance/", "name": "More Money Monday roundup: Mutual fund pitfalls & holiday tipping guidance", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://money.com/#website" }, "datePublished": "2009-12-14T21:13:57.000Z", "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://money.com/more-money-monday-roundup-mutual-fund-pitfalls-holiday-tipping-guidance/" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://money.com/more-money-monday-roundup-mutual-fund-pitfalls-holiday-tipping-guidance/#breadcrumb" }, "dateModified": "2009-12-14T21:13:57.000Z" }, { "@type": "Article", "headline": "More Money Monday roundup: Mutual fund pitfalls & holiday tipping guidance", "articleSection": "Investing", "image": [ { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://money.com/img/logo-social.png", "width": 300, "height": 300 } ], "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "timestaff", "url": "https://money.com/author/timestaff/", "@id": "https://money.com/author/timestaff/#author" } ], "publisher": "https://money.com/#organization", "datePublished": "2009-12-14T21:13:57.000Z", "description": "Personal finance from around the Web on Monday: Charity begins at...eBay? 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