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Skepticism greeted two online mutual fund startups last fall - make that well-founded skepticism. X.com Corp. of Palo…

Skepticism greeted two online mutual fund startups last fall - make that well-founded skepticism.

X.com Corp. of Palo Alto, Calif., notified the Securities and Exchange Commission Oct. 27 that it would shutter its online mutual fund business Dec. 1.

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