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Is Your Mutual Fund Politically Biased?

If there's anything we've learned over the past few years, it's that there's a lot of political bias in this country. So maybe it shouldn't come as a surprise that mutual fund managers are susceptible, too.

A recent study shows that managers tend to invest in companies run by executives who share their politics--to the detriment of their fund investors. Prior research

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