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CHAPTER 4: MUTUAL FUNDS AND OTHER INVESTMENT COMPANIES PROBLEM SETS 1. The unit investment trust should have lower operating expenses. Because the investment trust portfolio is fixed once the trust is established, it does not have to pay portfolio managers to constantly monitor and rebalance the portfolio as perceived needs or opportunities change. Because the portfolio is fixed, the unit investment trust also incurs virtually no trading costs. 2. a. Unit investment trusts: diversification from large-scale investing, lower transaction costs associated with large-scale trading, low management