The rise of mutual funds [electronic resource] : an insider's view / Matthew P. Fink. Fink, Matthew P. Mutual funds History. HG4530 .F527 2011 332.6327 23 "With full coverage of the 2008 crisis; second edition" -- Cover. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. In 1940 few Americans had heard of mutual funds. Today U.S. mutual funds are the largest financial industry in the world, with over 88 million shareholders and over $11 trillion in assets. New and updated to reflect the crash of 2008, 'The Rise of Mutual Funds' describes the developments that have produced mutual funds' long history of success. New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xiii, 341 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199753505.001.0001 eng