In our view, however, there is a more compelling explanation for the apparent apathy on this issue.

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Veteran number watchers have gotten used to the usual explanation that this apparent anomaly is caused by the discouraged worker effect.

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There was no explanation for the apparent lesser charge.

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The explanation for this apparent paradox is simple.

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The explanation for this anomaly soon became apparent: refusing to accept these discounts from non-Fidelity funds ensured that Fidelity funds on its 401(k) administration platform did not have to match them.

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One explanation may be that economies have more in common than apparent differences in models might suggest.

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The recent gyrations of the equity market provide another explanation: when the market value of a company fluctuates, that increases the apparent risk of lending to it as well, making corporate debt as well as equity less attractive.

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