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Two Investor Behavior Theses

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Brian Reid, Investment Company Institute: Two theses are often put forth on investors and their behavior. The first is that stock fund investors herd, or copy one another. The second is that there is something fundamentally different about investing in a fund compared to investing directly in securities, and that there may be a first-mover advantage.

Two Investor Behavior Theses

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