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A cottage industry of hedge funds-to-RIAs is springing up but so far the mutual fund industry looks like the big winner

It's a minor gold rush, but the entrepreneurs jumping into the niche are quick to identify the frailties in each other's approaches

Author Kelly O'Mara July 20, 2012 at 4:28 AM
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Josh Kernan: I'm most concerned about these feeder fund platforms. You've actually created an additional level of risk to be concerned about.


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