Fund Fact

Fund fact

Prodded by regulators, the nation’s mutual-fund companies have recently begun disclosing a broad range of information, including how much managers personally have invested in their funds. A number of online tools have sprung up to help investors comb through the wealth of data. The National Association of Securities Dealers, at www.nasd.com, offers free Web-based tools that make it easy to compare fund expenses and tally the total cost of holding funds over long periods.