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The Top Five Signs Your Mutual Fund Might Be Underperforming

Financial statements reveal fund's largest position to be the fifth race at Santa Anita.

Old name: "Growth Fund"; new name: "New Improved Growth Fund."

Fund manager enters Federal Witness-Protection Program.

Conspicuous use of white-out in "Fund Objective" section of the prospectus.

And the number one sign that your mutual fund might be underperforming...

It's not an index fund.