The Democratization of the Mutual Fund Industry

While the verdict is still out on how Motif Investing (as described in the last two posts) will be, my preliminary assessment is that this could well be the democratization of the mutual fund industry. When I consider the possibility of putting together several Motifs, theme-based funds, with very little investment, let alone a promotional offer that covers trading expenses if you follow the promo's requirements, it looks like an opening to the world of diversified and informed fund investment for both the original fund creator such as myself and the retail investor.