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May 2008 Annual Feature
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Money Management Financial Comparisons 2007
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February 2008 Windows
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Windows into the Mutual Fund Industry: February 2008
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2008 Overviews Issue 1
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Closed-End Funds: Prospects for Growth Amid Challenges
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August 2007 Windows
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Windows into the Mutual Fund Industry: August 2007
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2007 Overviews Issue 4
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Rule 12b-1: Looking Back, Looking Forward, in the Context of a $12 Trillion Mutual Fund Industry
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2007 Annual Feature Issue 2
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Money Management Financial Comparisons 2006
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2007 Overviews Issue 3a
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Mutual Fund Industry Fee and Expense Benchmarks Fiscal Year 2006
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2007 Overviews Issue 3b
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Contractual Management Fee Breakpoint Schedule Comparison Fiscal Year 2006
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2007 Overviews Issue 1
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Variable Annuity Trends: Opportunities and Challenges Spell Continued Change
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February 2007 Windows
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Windows into the Mutual Fund Industry: February 2007
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November 2006 Windows
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Windows Into the Mutual Fund Industry: November 2006
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August 2006 Windows
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Windows Into the Mutual Fund Industry: August 2006
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July 2006 Windows
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Windows Into Global Asset Management - Issue 1
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2006 Overviews Issue 4
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State of the Fund Industry: Mid Year 2006
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July 2006 Overviews
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Money Management Financial Comparisons 2005
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June 2006 Windows
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Windows Into the Mutual Fund Industry: June 2006
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2006 Overviews Issue 2
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Annual Update: Mutual Fund Industry Fee and Expense Benchmarks Fiscal Year 2005
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2006 Overviews Issue 2a
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Annual Update: Contractual Management Fee Breakpoint Schedule Comparison Fiscal Year 2005
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May 2006 Windows
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Windows Into the Mutual Fund Industry: May 2006
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April 2006 Windows
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Windows Into the Mutual Fund Industry: April 2006
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March 2006 Windows
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Windows Into the Mutual Fund Industry: March 2006
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2006 Overviews Issue 1
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An Update on the Variable Annuity Business: Benefits, Opportunities and Risks
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February 2006 Windows
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Windows Into the Mutual Fund Industry: February 2006
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January 2006 Windows
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Windows Into the Mutual Fund Industry: January 2006
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December 2005 Windows
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Windows Into the Mutual Fund Industry: December 2005
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2005 Overviews Issue 5
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Recent Developments in the Defined Contribution Plan Business
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2005 Overviews Issue 4
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Money Management Financial Comparisons 2004
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2005 Overviews Issue 3
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Mutual Fund Industry Fee and Expense Benchmarks - Fiscal Year 2004
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2005 Overviews Issue 3A
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Contractual Advisory Fee Breakpoint Schedule Comparison - Fiscal Year 2004
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2005 Overviews Issue 2
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Living Benefits and Rising Markets Sustain Variable Annuity Sales
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2005 Overviews Issue 1
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U.S. Exchange Traded Funds: Growth and Innovation
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2004 Overviews Issue 7
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Defined Contribution Plan Investments in Mutual Funds
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2004 Overviews Issue 6
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Trends in Separate Account Consultant Programs
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2004 Overviews Issue 5
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Moving On, with Reflections and Optimism (Money Management Financial Comparisons 2003)
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June 2004 Annual Feature
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Annual Update: Contractual Advisory Fee Breakpoint Schedule Comparison Fiscal Year 2003
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June 2004 Annual Feature
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Annual Update: Mutual Fund Industry Fee and Expense Benchmarks Fiscal Year 2003
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2004 Overviews Issue 4
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The Surging Interest in Inflation-Protected Bond Funds and Fund-of-Fund Investments
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2004 Overviews Issue 3
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Can Closed-End Funds Sustain Their Expanding Appeal?
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2004 Overviews Issue 2
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A Rapid Recovery: Variable Annuity Business Overview and Thoughts for the Future
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2004 Overviews Issue 1
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Mutual Fund Fees: Facts, Trends, Economies of Scale, and Market Forces
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2003 Overviews Issue 9
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International Equity Funds: Recent Trends and Promises of Future Growth, after the Storm
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October 2003 Special Presentation
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The Variable Annuity Marketplace: Dynamic Changes and the Benefits of Rising Stock Markets (Power Point Presentation)
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2003 Overviews Issue 8
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Defined Contribution Plan Investments in Mutual Funds - Recent Developments and Detailed 2002 Results
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October 2003 Industry Briefings
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Key Themes Shaping the Mutual Fund Industry (Power Point Presentation)
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September 2003 Special Presentation
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Simfund 3.0: A New Experience in Mutual Fund Analytics (Power Point Presentation)
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2003 Overviews Issue 7
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Future of Bond Funds; B-Share Confusion; Closed-End Fund Innovation; 2Q Update; and Simfund 3.0
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July 2003 Annual Feature
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Annual Update - Contractual Advisory Fee and Breakpoint Schedule Comparison Fiscal Year 2002
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July 2003 Annual Feature
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Annual Update - Mutual Fund Industry Fee and Expense Benchmarks Fiscal Year 2002
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2003 Overviews Issue 6
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At the Halfway Point in 2003: Asset and Revenue Growth, and Improving Sentiment
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June 2003 Annual Feature
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Money Management Financial Comparisons 2002
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2003 Overviews Issue 4
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Fine-Tuning Pricing Strategies: Level Load Funds, Retirement Share Classes, and Protective Redemption Fees
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2003 Overviews Issue 3
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Responding to Today’s Needs: Income and Balanced Investments, Innovations, and Unity
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2003 Overviews Issue 2
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An Update on Section 529 Savings Plans: Rapid Growth But Challenges Ahead
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2003 Overviews Issue 1
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Conserving Capital and Relationships
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2002 Overviews Issue 17
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Opportunities and Challenges in Bringing Funds of Hedge Funds Down Market
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2002 Overviews Issue 16
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Planning and Anticipating Interest in Income Mutual Funds during 2003
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2002 Overviews Issue 15
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Defined Contribution Plan Investments in Mutual Funds: Recent Developments and Year-End 2001 Results
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September 2002 Annual Feature
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The Newest Funds 2001-2002: Fee Strategy Analysis for Selected Retail Funds
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2002 Overviews Issue 14
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Rising from a Difficult Summer; Evaluating the Challenges for Principal Guarantee Funds
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September 2002 Annual Feature
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Annual Update: Contractual Advisory Fee Breakpoint Schedule Comparison Fiscal Year 2001
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September 2002 Annual Feature
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Annual Update: Mutual Fund Industry Fee and Expense Benchmarks Fiscal Year 2001
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2002 Overviews Issue 13
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Stable Value & Market-Neutral Funds – An Update
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2002 Overviews Issue 12
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A Reassuring View of Redemption Activity Among Investors in Equity Mutual Funds
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2002 Overviews Issue 11
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First Half Reflections: In the Long-Term, Mutual Fund Will Be in Even Greater Demand
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2002 Overviews Issue 10
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Money Management Financial Comparisons 2001
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2002 Overviews Issue 9
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The Money Market Fund Business: At a Crossroads
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2002 Overviews Issue 8
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Monitoring Global Industry Developments for Ideas to Implement at Home
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2002 Overviews Issue 7
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Investor Confidence Overcomes Stock Market Anxiety; A Look at the Predictive Nature of Morningstar’s Category Ratings
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2002 Overviews Issue 6
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Mutual Fund Wrap and Supermarket Platform Update
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2002 Overviews Issue 5
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Mapping the Mutual Fund Industry from the Parent Companies' Viewpoint
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2002 Overviews Issue 4
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Capital Gains Distributions and Tax-Managed Funds in 2001
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2002 Overviews Issue 3
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Variable Annuities: 2001 in Review, Targeting Opportunities, and Contract Feature Evolution
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2002 Overviews Issue 2
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Dynamic Product Line Adaptations and Focus on 529 Plans
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2002 Overviews Issue 1
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Exchange Traded Funds: Progress and Limitations, an Update
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2001 Overviews Issue 11
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Planning for 2002 with Guarded Optimism - Part II
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2001 Overviews Issue 10
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Planning for 2002 with Guarded Optimism - Part I
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2001 Overviews Issue 9
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On a Path to Recovery of Investor Sentiment
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2001 Overviews Issue 8
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Enriching Financial Relationships: Strategies for Action
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2001 Overviews Issue 7
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Defined Contribution Plan Investments: An Update
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September 2001 FlowWatch
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What Will Investors in Equity Mutual Funds Do Now?
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2001 Overviews Issue 6
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Shaping Business Strategy Following a Traumatic Event
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2001 Overviews Issue 5
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Fee and Expense Trends: Annual Review
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2001 Overviews Issue 5
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Supplement: Contractual Advisory Fee Breakpoint Schedule Comparison
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2001 Overviews Issue 5
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Supplement: Mutual Fund Industry Fee and Expense Benchmarks
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2001 Overviews Issue 5
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Supplement: Newest Funds - Fee Strategies Analysis for Selected Retail Funds
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June 2001 FlowWatch
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IBD Fund & VA Contributions; Looking to 2002; Trends June and July
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May 2001 FlowWatch
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First Half 2001 Trends, Fast Growing Small Managers, New Registrations
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2001 Overviews Issue 4
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Targeting Opportunities in the Variable Annuity Business
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April 2001 Annual Feature
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2000 Money Manager Financial Comparisons
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April 2001 FlowWatch
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Potential for Bond Fund Sales; Results for April and May
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March 2001 FlowWatch
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Results for March and April; ETF Update
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2001 Overviews Issue 3
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Anticipating and Adapting to a Changing Mutual Fund Environment
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February 2001 FlowWatch
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February and March Results, New Product Development
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February 2001 Foundation Series
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The Defined Contribution Business: Strategies and Opportunities for an Evolving Future
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2001 Overviews Issue 2
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Accelerating Adoption of Mutual Fund Wrap Programs
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January 2001 FlowWatch
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Slowly Adjusting to a Bear Market, Recent Results, and VA Fees
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2001 Overviews Issue 1
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Asset-Based Fee Relationships and Investment Product Distribution
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December 2000 FlowWatch
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Capital Gains, ETF Update, New Registrations
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November 2000 FlowWatch
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DC Investor Activity; Weekly Summaries
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November 2000 Overviews
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Defined Contribution Market (Highlights of FOUNDATION Series Study)
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October 2000 Overviews
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2001 Outlook Part II: Sales and Asset Growth By Product and Distribution Channel
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October 2000 FlowWatch
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Investor Commitment, New Registrations
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September 2000 Overviews
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2001 Outlook Part I: Investment, Distribution, and Management Themes
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September 2000 FlowWatch
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Third Quarter 2000 Trends
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August 2000 FlowWatch
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Fund Asset Circulation, Sales Projections, ETF Update
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August 2000 Overviews
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Source of Industry Growth: Retail vs. Institutional - 1999 Results
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July 2000 Overviews
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Defined Contribution Survey: Year-End 1999 Results
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July 2000 FlowWatch
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Household Ownership of Funds; Variable Annuity Innovations
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June 2000 Foundation Series
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Enhancing Relationship Management and Customer Retention
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June 2000 Overviews
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Overview of Key Themes in the U.S. Mutual Fund Industry
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June 2000 FlowWatch
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Second Quarter 2000 Trends
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May 2000 Annual Feature
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1999 Money Manager Financial Comparisons
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May 2000 Overviews
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Exchange-Traded Funds: Promises and Limitations
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May 2000 FlowWatch
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First Half Highlights, Marketplace Updates, Direct Distribution Expands
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April 2000 FlowWatch
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Equity Redemptions, Market Neutral Fund Update
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April 2000 Overviews
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Recent Developments in the Variable Annuity Marketplace
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March 2000 Overviews
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1999 Annual Fee and Expense Trends
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March 2000 Supplement
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1999 Contractual Advisory Fee Supplement
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March 2000 Supplement
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1999 Fee and Expense Benchmark Supplement
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March 2000 FlowWatch
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First Quarter 2000 Trends
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February 2000 FlowWatch
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Exchange-Traded Funds; Managed Accounts
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February 2000 Overviews
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New Product Development
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January 2000 Overviews
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1999 Mutual Fund Trends and Developments
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January 2000 Supplement
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1999 Trends and Developments Statistical Supplement
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January 2000 FlowWatch
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Tech Funds; Int'l Resurgence; Benchmarking Redemptions
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2000 Overviews Issue 1
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Money Fund Update
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December 1999 FlowWatch
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Fourth Quarter 1999 Trends
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December 1999 Overviews
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Money Market Funds Update
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November 1999 Overviews
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A Decade of Growth: Large and Small Management Companies
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November 1999 FlowWatch
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Tax-Managed Funds and Tax-Efficiency; Capital Gains
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October 1999 FlowWatch
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Exchange-Traded Products; Shareholder Demographics
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October 1999 Overviews
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Forecast for 2000: by Product, Distribution Channel, and Financial Scenario
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September 1999 FlowWatch
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3Q99 Results; Technology Funds; Money Fund Managers
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September 1999 Overviews
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Trends and Developments in the Variable Annuity Business
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August 1999 Overviews
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Defined Contribution Survey: Year-End 1998 Results
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August 1999 FlowWatch
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Shareholder Characteristics; Variable Annuity Subadvisory Opportunities
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July 1999 FlowWatch
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Looking Ahead: Have Industry Sales Rates Peaked?
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July 1999 Overviews
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Sources of Industry Growth: Retail and Institutional - 1998 Results
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June 1999 Overviews
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A Supportive Perspective on Fund Opportunities and Misconceptions
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June 1999 FlowWatch
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Second Quarter 1999 Trends
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May 1999 Overviews
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Lipper Classifications: Methodology and Implications
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May 1999 FlowWatch
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Style Rotation; New Funds and Registrations
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April 1999 Annual Feature
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1998 Money Manager Financial Comparisons
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April 1999 Supplement
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Annual Fee and Expense Benchmarking Supplement
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April 1999 FlowWatch
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Distribution Channel Comparisons Using New Lipper Classifications
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April 1999 Overviews
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Fund Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fee Analysis; Variable Annuities Fees and Total Costs
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March 1999 Overviews
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Mutual Fund Wrap Program Update
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February 1999 Overviews
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1998 in Review: An Annual Summary
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February 1999 Supplement
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Overview of Key Themes for Mutual Funds: 1998 Issue
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February 1999 FlowWatch
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Variable Annuity Trends
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January 1999 FlowWatch
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Discussion on Morningstar Ratings and Investment Style Classifications
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January 1999 Overviews
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Value-Added Relationships with Advisors and Investors: Check Lists
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December 1998 Overviews
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Bond Fund Marketing in a Low Interest Rate Environment
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December 1998 FlowWatch
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Capital Gains Payouts and Reinvestment Rates; Recapturing Distributions
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October 1998 FlowWatch
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Focus on Money Market Funds
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October 1998 Overviews
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Tax-Managed Equity Funds
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September 1998 Overviews
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Sources of Industry Growth: Retail and Institutional - 1997 Results
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August 1998 Overviews
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Defined Contribution Survey: Year-End 1997 Results
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August 1998 FlowWatch
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The Summer Stock Market Drop and Investor Behavior
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July 1998 FlowWatch
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Market Neutral Funds and Packaging of Downside Protection; SI Service Enhancements
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July 1998 Overviews
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Sustaining the Industry’s Culture: Managing Relationships
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June 1998 FlowWatch
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Second Quarter 1998 Trends; Review of Concentrated Portfolios
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June 1998 Overviews
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Sustaining the Industry’s Culture: Managing Expectations
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May 1998 Overviews
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Advisory Fee Structures and Considerations
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May 1998 FlowWatch
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Closed-End Funds; New FlowWatch Presentations Based on Revised ICI Categories
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March 1998 Overviews
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Focus on Customer Retention: Some Determinants
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January 1998 Overviews
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1997 in Review: An Annual Summary
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December 1997 Overviews
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Update on International and Global Equity Funds
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November 1997 Overviews
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Fast-Growing Small Managers
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October 1997 FlowWatch
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The Growing Acceptance of Mutual Fund Wrap Programs
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September 1997 Overviews
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Pricing and Distribution Trends with Focus on Level-Load Funds
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August 1997 Overviews
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Key Events in the History of U.S. Mutual Funds
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August 1997 FlowWatch
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Tax-Sensitive Investments in Munis,Tax-Managed Equity, and VAs
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July 1997 FlowWatch
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Defined Contribution Survey: Year-End 1996 Results
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July 1997 Overviews
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Sources of Industry Growth: Retail and Institutional - 1996 Results
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June 1997 Overviews
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How Contractual Advisory Fees for Equity Funds have Changed since Early 1980s
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May 1997 Overviews
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Bond Investor Characteristics: Asset Velocity and Account Sizes; Bond Fund Annual Fee Benchmarking
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May 1997 FlowWatch
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Money Market Fund Expansion (vs. bank Deposits), MMF Fee Benchmarks, Waivers, and Yield-Driven Flows
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April 1997 FlowWatch
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Fees: To Average Investor, by Channel; Defining Peer Groups; Annual Benchmarking for Equity Funds
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March 1997 Overviews
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Equity Fund Fees: Variability of Pre-Expense Returns, Effect of Waivers, and Fee Correlation to Performance
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March 1997 FlowWatch
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Retention Strategies for a Changing Mutual Fund Environment
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February 1997 FlowWatch
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Distribution Trends: the Expanding Role of Financial Advisors
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February 1997 Overviews
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The Growth of Index Funds
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January 1997 FlowWatch
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1996 in Review: An Annual Summary
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November 1996 FlowWatch
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Morningstar Improved Classification System and the Important Addition of Category Benchmarking
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October 1996 FlowWatch
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Early Exploration of the Internet
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September 1996 Overviews
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Product Line Management Considerations
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August 1996 Overviews
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Fund of Funds, Lifecycle, and Other Allocation Programs
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August 1996 FlowWatch
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New Product Development Themes
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July 1996 Supplement
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Defined Contribution Survey: Year-End 1995 Results
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June 1996 FlowWatch
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Redefining Nat'l Broker-Dealers Role; Pricing, Level-Load, and Wrap Fund Update
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June 1996 Overviews
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Small Company Growth Strategies
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May 1996 FlowWatch
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Advantages and Risks in Advisory Fee Waiving Strategies
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April 1996 FlowWatch
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Equity Fund Fee Benchmarking
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March 1996 Overviews
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A Reassuring View of What Equity Fund Shareholders Will Do in a Bear Market
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March 1996 FlowWatch
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Mutual Fund Shareholder Accounts: Sizes and Share by Distribution Channels
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January 1996 Overviews
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1995 in Review: An Annual Summary
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December 1995 Overviews
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A Detailed Review of the Accelerating Growth of Fund Marketplaces (focusing on Schwab and Fidelity)
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December 1995 FlowWatch
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An In-Depth Review of Sales-Assisted vs. Direct Purchase Distributions
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November 1995 Overviews
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Communication Via the Internet
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September 1995 Overviews
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Changes in Investment Preferences and Measurement, and in Marketing and Distribution
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August 1995 Overviews
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Appealing to the Broad Range of Consumer Financial Needs
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August 1995 FlowWatch
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Money Market Fund Update
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July 1995 Supplement
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Defined Contribution Survey: Year-End 1994 Results
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June 1995 Overviews
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Direct Distribution Gains are Less than They Appear
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June 1995 FlowWatch
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The Myth that Manager Size Equates with Competitiveness
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May 1995 FlowWatch
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Determinants of Fund Company Success and Failure
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May 1995 Overviews
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New Dimensions in Performance Analysis: 24 Ways of Benchmarking
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April 1995 FlowWatch
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Morningstar Ratings: Stability over Time
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March 1995 Overviews
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Equity Fund Asset Retention Challenges
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March 1995 FlowWatch
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Relative Performance Predictibility
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February 1995 FlowWatch
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The Increasing Role of Equity Funds
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January 1995 Overviews
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1994 in Review: An Annual Summary
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December 1994 Overviews
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Customer Retention Strategies
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March 1994 Overviews
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Cash Flow Determinants: Relative Ranking and Morningstar Rating
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January 1994 Review
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The Emergence of Schwab's OneSource Programs
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June 1993 Overviews
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Brand Management and Loyalty
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April 1993 Overviews
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CDSC Fund Financing Analysis
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March 1993 Review
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How Fund Pricing Impacts Management Company Revenues
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February 1993 Review
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How Fund Pricing Impacts Investor Total Returns
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February 1992 Overviews
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Pricing Alternatives: Front Load, CDSC, and the Emerging Level-Load Funds
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October 1991 Review
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Bond Fund Comparisons: 1980s vs. 1990
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May 1991 Overviews
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The Accelerating Importance of CDSC Funds
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