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Clients dissatisfied with information received when purchasing investments

By Susan Yellin | Oct. 7, 2019, 4:20 p.m.

Mutual fund and ETF investors are becoming increasingly aware of Fund Facts and have conversations with their advisors about fees, but mutual fund investors in particular are not as happy with the information they receive.

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