Facing a tough market environment, greater regulatory scrutiny and rising costs as a result of new rules, more mutual funds are closing their doors these days, The New York Times reports. In the past two weeks, the WWW Internet, Growth Flex, Market Opportunities and Oakmark Small Cap funds have all decided to shut their doors.
"Its refreshing to see a board do the right thing," commented Russell Kinnel, director of fund research at
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