BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : DECEMBER 18, 2000 ISSUE
BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR Warning Signs Is your fund heading for a merger or liquidation? Here's a list of tip-offs: CONSISTENTLY POOR PERFORMANCE Shareholder defections make the fund less profitable to run. SMALL & DECLINING ASSET BASE Funds with less than $100 million in assets are generally unprofitable. INVESTMENT STYLE IS OUT OF FAVOR Bonds and international stocks have fared poorly in recent years; funds in those categories top this year's list of mergers and liquidations. FUND IS A FADING FAD This year's flavor: Market-neutral funds. Future candidates include Internet funds. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Where Did My Mutual Fund Go? TABLE: Traits of Vanishing Funds TABLE: Warning Signs INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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