Because while funds that come from large fund families do have a leg up on their small-family counterparts, there are many other factors that can contribute to a mutual funds success or failure. Diversification , asset size, even the age of a particular fund can greatly affect its overall performance and counterbalance any benefit or harm a fund my experience because of the size of its family. The Family Advantage Index is a very useful tool, especially when used in conjunction with other available MAXfunds tools. While many funds will be successful without belonging to a large and wealthy fund family, the size and wealth of a fund's family is one thing to look at when deciding whether or not to invest. Viewpoints that contain inappropriate or otherwise objectionable content will not be posted.
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