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Gundlach's DoubleLine Plans To Shutter Its Equities Growth Fund
While these petty funds don't move the industry needle, they can affect fund families' reputations that are built on high star ratings. For example, T. Rowe Price touts over 60 4 and 5 star funds.
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Just as I don't look at inflated (unweighted) expense ratios - 1.25% for the average fund vs. 0.71% for the average dollar (2013) - I don't pay much heed to all the noise from short-lived, scrawny funds.
http://corporate.morningstar.com/US/documents/researchpapers/Fee_Trend.pdf
While these petty funds don't move the industry needle, they can affect fund families' reputations that are built on high star ratings. For example, T. Rowe Price touts over 60 4 and 5 star funds.