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Mutual Funds – The Real Story

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In the U.S. over 90 million individuals, in 55 million households, own mutual funds. But while one in every two households has entrusted their life savings to these funds, the industry has betrayed their trust.

Mutual funds are deemed safe. They file prospectuses with the SEC. They have theoretical oversight by an independent board of directors. They are regulated in the fees they can charge and the strategies they may employ. They have soothing names such as Fidelity or Alliance or Evergreen, and invest for the “long-term.” For the unsophisticated investor, mutual funds remain the most popular vehicle for individual participation in the stock market. The image of the mutual fund industry, in other words, is safe, sound, and sober or it was until the tech meltdown or the recent market meltdown.

The industry has morphed into a financial supermarket offering investors a range of choices, or, flavors of the month. They market it as being your benefit, but is it? Read more