September 11 news, fund companies actively buy from themselves, which is often regarded as a sign of clear bullish market outlook. In fact, fund companies often hide secrets: they advertise with great fanfare when they buy from themselves, and quietly when they redeem. Some companies make a high-profile claim that they buy their funds, but in fact "redeem the old and buy the new". There are also fund managers who are publicly bullish on the market outlook, while secretly reducing their holdings ...