Mutual funds compete for investor interest with many other forms of investment. Some of these competing forms are regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, but others are not. Panelists at this AEI conference will discuss three competing forms of investment—exchange-traded funds (ETFs), separately managed accounts, and the customized...

While mutual funds are currently the dominant form of investment for the retail investor who is looking for diversification, ETFs and customized portfolios of various kinds are growing faster.

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The growth ofhigh loan-to-valuelending in the consumer marketis causing the product to be viewed under a harsher light both by those inside and outside the financial services industry.