An Investor Will Generally Find That Hiring an Investment Firm

An investor will generally find that hiring an investment firm to actively manage his or her portfolio will

A) result in a higher return than would be received from an index mutual fund.
B) be less expensive than simply placing money in an index mutual fund.
C) result in a higher return, but will be more expensive than placing money in an index mutual fund.
D) result in about the same return, but be more expensive than placing money in an index mutual fund.