LOOK FOR FIRMS WHERE MANAGERS INVEST CONSIDERABLE SUMS ALONGSIDE SHAREHOLDERS
- How much money portfolio managers have invested in their own funds is a key criteria used to judge funds
- Significant “skin in the game” is seen as important indicator of management commitment & responsibility
- SEC requires disclosure of managers’ investments in funds they manage
Information available:
- – Mutual fund’s Statement of Additional Information in prospectus
- – SEC’s electronic data gathering, analysis, and retrieval database (EDGAR)
