The World Wide Web offers a bevy of sites devoted to mutual fund investing. Some sites, such as those run by brokerage firms, allow individuals to access no-load accounts directly through the Web.

If you’d like to learn more about mutual fund basics, then click on the following sites:

• Kiplinger

www.kiplinger.com/investing/funds/plan/

The site covers how to get started in mutual funds and ways to pick a winning fund.

• Morningstar

www.morningstar.com/Cover/Funds.html

It features mutual fund news, research and fund facts.

• Mutual Fund Education Alliance

www.mfea.com/GettingStarted/HowtoBuy/direct.asp

This Web site details no-load mutual fund features and benefits.

• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

www.sec.gov/answers/mutfund.htm

It explains how mutual funds work and different types of funds.