Mutual funds, fee transparency, and competition

John Carlson (), Eduard A. Pelz and Erkin Y. Sahinoz

Economic Commentary, 2004, issue Mar

Abstract: Mutual funds enable small, less experienced investors to hold diversified portfolios of stocks and bonds at relatively low costs. Though the mutual fund market is competitive in many ways, fees can vary substantially for what are essentially identical products. This may be due to bundling of services, but it may also reflect some confusion on the part of less experienced investors, which inhibits comparative shopping among funds. Suggested reforms for improved fee disclosure seek to make fees more transparent for less informed investors and should improve competitive discipline among funds.

Keywords: Mutual; funds (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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