Submitted by Abraham Weintraub (abrahambvw@gmail.com) on 2013-11-06T19:22:30Z No. of bitstreams: 1 AbrahamWeintraub_dissertação_MPA.pdf: 887510 bytes, checksum: 3bf28f60e8c4bf117132d0e01e958f40 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Vera Lúcia Mourão (vera.mourao@fgv.br) on 2013-11-06T19:31:25Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 AbrahamWeintraub_dissertação_MPA.pdf: 887510 bytes, checksum: 3bf28f60e8c4bf117132d0e01e958f40 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-11-06T20:01:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AbrahamWeintraub_dissertação_MPA.pdf: 887510 bytes, checksum: 3bf28f60e8c4bf117132d0e01e958f40 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-10-30 / From a financial perspective, this dissertation analyzes the Brazilian mutual fund industry performance for an average retail client. The most representative funds for the local population, that are the fixed income open-end ones, will be selected and their performance will be measured aiming to answer if clients of this industry obtained a proper return over their investments in the period between August 2010 and August 2013. A proper return will be understood as the preservation of the purchasing power of the individual´s savings, what is achieved with a positive performance of a mutual fund after discounting taxes, administrative fees and inflation. After obtaining an answer for the previous question, this dissertation will explore a possible alternative solution: Tesouro Direto, that is an example of a financial approach that could foster the disintermediation between savings and investments through electronic channels. New electronic platforms, with a broader scope, could be utilized to increase the efficiency of funding productive investments through better remunerating Brazilian savings. Tesouro Direto may point towards a new paradigm.