Rampant misclassifications make bond mutual funds appear far less risky, significantly impacting investors, study shows

Some mutual fund managers appear to be overestimating the safety of their holdings, resulting in misclassifications by Morningstar that have a significant impact on investors, according to new research from finance professor Huaizhi Chen and his co-researchers.

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