2010 Will Be The Year Fund Investors Get Real

January 4, 2010

Since the recession hit two years ago, 80% of mutual fund firms have laid off tens of thousands of people, as total assets under management dropped from $11.999 trillion at the end of 2007 to $10.688 trillion as of October. In line with this 11% decline in assets, fees have undoubtedly plummeted by at least $1 billion a year. While the S&P 500 delivered a remarkable 24.9% return last year, the fact of the matter remains, the stock market is still down 30% from its peak in October 2007. This is why investors in 2009 remained stock-spooked, yanking $36 billion from U.S. equity funds and socking $357 billion into bond funds.

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