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Mutual Fund Inflows/Outflows Week of 9/19

scott
edited September 2012 in Fund Discussions
More of the same.

Equity funds had estimated outflows of $5.16 billion for the week, compared to estimated outflows of $3.21 billion in the previous week.

Bond funds had estimated inflows of $8.00 billion, compared to estimated inflows of $8.11 billion during the previous week.

http://ici.org/research/stats/flows/flows_09_26_12

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  • CharlesCharles
    Suspect it is simply that 1) bond funds are currently providing returns at or above historical equity returns, and 2) every equity owner from 2008 has finally recovered and simply does not want to risk another 60% decline in portfolio worth.
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