First, this study reviews Morningstar analytical grading measures used by investors to choose mutual funds. These measures include Morningstar star ratings, analyst ratings, total pillar ratings, upside and downside capture ratios, and stewardship ratings. Second, the study provides results of...

The 2003 mutual funds scandal that exploded upon the public revealed something that had long been known to insiders: Mutual fund advisers often approve and allow frequent trading, frequent trading arbitrage, and late trading arbitrage to selected traders. To increase adviser profits, fund...

First, this study reviews Morningstar analytical grading measures used by investors to choose mutual funds. These measures include Morningstar Star Ratings, Analyst Ratings, Total Pillar Ratings, Upside and Downside Capture Ratios, and Stewardship Ratings. Second, the study provides results of...

Domestic-hybrid mutual funds vary with respect to investment objective, active or index management, proportions of stocks and bonds, and the mix of stock cap size/investment style and, therefore, risk.There are several types of domestic-hybrid mutual funds that apply various stock/bond...

The pdf file includes the forthcoming book table of contents.This book was the culmination of two experiences. The first and basic experience was the some ten years teaching analysis of mutual funds to undergraduates and MBAs at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland....

It is not enough to say that particular mutual funds have very excessive and most excessive expense ratios. In addition, these high cost funds are associated with negative portfolio characteristics that include more risky and less diversified portfolios, higher trading costs and lower earnings....

The 2003 mutual funds scandal that exploded upon the public revealed something that had long been known to insiders: Mutual fund advisers often approve and allow frequent trading, frequent trading arbitrage, and late trading arbitrage to selected traders. To increase adviser profits, the latter...

There are several types of domestic-hybrid mutual funds that apply various stock/bond allocations in efforts to provide full diversification in one portfolio. These “one-stop shopping” funds were initially designed to simplify decision making for long-term investors and pension plan...