We show a long-lasting association between a common societal phenomenon, early-life family disruption, and investment …

We show that early-life family disruption (death or divorce of a parent) causes fund managers to be more risk averse …-treated managers. This effect is most pronounced for managers who experienced family disruption during their formative years or who had …

This paper examines the influence of the position of a fund within its family on its subsequent net-inflows. Our … empirical study of the US equity mutual fund market shows that reaching a top position within the family leads to large inflows … moves into the top positions within its family from one year to another. These results lead to competition within the fund …