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Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 |
Correction The expense ratios of the lifecycle funds cited in "Spinning Their Wheels" (October 2006) represented gross expense ratios and not the net expense ratios that are normally used when examining fund fees. |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2004 |
Picking the Best Mutual Fund Past performance is what other investors earned. Current expenses are what you'll pay. |
BusinessWeek May 2, 2005 Adrienne Carter |
Mutual Funds: Why Fees Still Defy Gravity Investors are seeking answers about why annual fees are assessed when fund company assets have increased. Now regulators want to know, too. |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Something Smells in Mutual Fund Land One good strategy for mutual fund investors, given the state of expense fees these days, is to make sure you're investing in top-notch funds. Anything less will mean that the fees eat up a greater percentage of the total return. |
The Motley Fool April 19, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Fund Fees Explained Ignore a fund's fees and your net worth may suffer. |
The Motley Fool June 20, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Make Money Despite Higher Fees A low fee isn't everything. |
On Wall Street August 1, 2012 Sasha Franger |
An Easier Way to Track Mutual Funds' Expense Ratio Each year Lipper produces its "Quick Guide to Fund Expenses." The report consists of a single table displaying the asset-weighted average and average total expense ratios by load-type, fund type, and Lipper classifications/objectives. |
The Motley Fool July 31, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Hooray for Cheaper Funds! The fund industry just got the memo: Expenses matter. How do your fund's expenses measure up? The following chart details the average expense ratio for several different categories of funds. |
The Motley Fool September 3, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
This Fund Charges What? Pay attention to the expense ratios of your funds, or pay too much. |
Entrepreneur August 2005 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Going Down? Some mutual fund companies are reducing their fees. If your questions are how much and why, read on. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2011 Tom Roseen |
Performance Drags: A Curse To Wealth Accumulation Loads, expenses and taxes can have a significant impact on fund returns over the long haul. |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Your Mutual Fund's Hidden Costs When sizing up funds, put expense ratios in context. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2006 Craig L. Israelsen |
Economies of Scale? As mutual fund assets rise, expense ratios are supposed to fall -- but do they? |
Financial Advisor July 2012 Tom Lydon |
In The ETF Price War, Investors Win Advisors have many options for helping clients save on fees. |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Fees Count in ETFs, Too Keep looking at fees in your funds and seek out low ones. A slightly lower fee can make a world of difference to your bottom line. |
Entrepreneur June 2007 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Too Revealing? The scoop on funds of funds. |
Entrepreneur August 2004 Dian Vujovich |
Exchange Rate Turned off by mutual funds but like the idea of investing in a packaged product that's designed to track an index or sector? Consider exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. |
The Motley Fool January 13, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
The Fund Fee Fracas Are mutual fund fees too high? |
Registered Rep. June 20, 2007 Kevin Burke |
Fund Fees Sink to Lowest Level in 25 Years, but Why? Is it the result of investor preference for lower-cost funds, increased competition among fund companies -- or fallout from the fund trading scandal? |
The Motley Fool November 9, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Fund Fees Rising When They Should Be Falling Are you getting ripped off by your fund family? While many mutual funds are now enjoying lower operating costs, many fund companies have actually raised the annual fees they charge shareholders. |
The Motley Fool August 24, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
Fund Fees Under the Magnifying Glass Make sure you know how much you're paying for your fund. |
AskMen.com Ryan Ortega |
Invest On A Budget With a little planning and common sense, you can invest on a budget with very little money up front and, hopefully, a large payout in the end. |
The Motley Fool May 20, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Alarming Mutual Funds Always consider a fund's total expense ratio because those hidden costs will eat away at your gains. |
The Motley Fool November 11, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
This Awful Investment Should Just Die One market commentator has suggested that the Investor Protection Act could force brokers to stop selling a particular class of mutual funds, those known as "C" shares. |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Save Yourself $2,250 Beware of loaded mutual funds. |
The Motley Fool November 27, 2007 Adam J. Wiederman |
How to Invest When You're Busy If you're pressed for time, mutual funds may be the perfect investment opportunity for you. |
The Motley Fool November 29, 2007 Adam J. Wiederman |
The Worst Investment Out There Take a look at Shepherd Large Cap Growth Fund, which year to date has impressively outperformed the market, but may have set itself up disastrously for the long term. |
The Motley Fool February 18, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
The Fund Fees You Don't See A study shows that almost half of shareholder costs are undisclosed or nearly impossible to find. While the recent mutual fund scandals raise serious questions about whom we should trust with our money, the actual dollar cost to most individual investors isn't that high. There are far more significant ways funds siphon off our dollars. And they're just as hidden. |
The Motley Fool August 26, 2004 Robert Brokamp |
My Fund Manager Ate My Retirement! How much of your investment is consumed by your mutual fund's expenses? |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Pamela Black |
White Paper: Predicting Emerging Market Fund Performance This study examines the ability of fund characteristics such as size, expense ratio, turnover, past performance, Morningstar rating and manager tenure to predict emerging market fund performance. |
Financial Advisor June 2005 Jim Wiandt |
When Less Means More Index fund fee war kicks off in earnest as actively managed fees rise. |
The Motley Fool January 9, 2004 |
Alternatives to Index Funds Is it cheaper to choose exchange-traded funds over traditional index funds? |
BusinessWeek October 21, 2010 Christopher Condon |
Vanguard Outdraws BlackRock and State Street Vanguard's ETFs, with their low fees, are taking business from the ETF leaders. |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Put $174,000 Back in Your Pocket You're paying too much for mutual funds. When it comes to investing, every dollar counts. Yet too many investors are throwing money away unnecessarily. |
The Motley Fool August 27, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
When Buying an Index Fund Is Stupid Not all index funds are created equal. |
The Motley Fool September 28, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The Key to Successful Mutual Fund Investing Mutual fund expenses may be one of the best ways to tell whether a fund will outperform or not. |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Seth Jayson |
Fidelity Cuts the Fat The mutual fund giant trims expense rates on some of its most popular funds. How much will the move reward investors? |
The Motley Fool September 6, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Fend Off Fund Fees: Part 2 Here are more tips to save cash by avoiding unnecessary mutual fund fees. |
The Motley Fool April 5, 2005 |
Behold the Turnover Ratio Turnover ratios can tell you a lot about your mutual funds. |
Inc. April 2008 |
Figuring Out the Fees Don't believe it if an adviser says his services cost nothing - you're paying for it, one way or another. Here's a breakdown of the fees to watch for. |
AskMen.com Luis Rodrigues |
Mutual funds With interest rates remaining as low as they are, more and more people are looking towards the stock market to earn a higher return on their money investing. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 John Rosevear |
The Secret Downside of Your 401(k) Workplace savings plans can be expensive, and these hidden fees could be killing your performance. |
Entrepreneur February 2006 Scott Bernard Nelson |
Over the Wall China holds a host of investment possibilities. The problem for investors -- and for companies that want a piece of China -- is that the business landscape is still littered with landmines. Mutual funds or exchange-traded funds remain the best bets. |
Registered Rep. January 2, 2014 Stan Luxenberg |
The Case for Mutual Funds Proponents of ETFs often argue that traditional mutual funds are obsolete -- black-and-white TVs in an age of streaming video. But the advantages of the ETF structure are limited, and they are eroded by the costs of trading. |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2006 Kristen French |
Your Fees Under the Regulator Microscope Financial advisors had better be able to justify their fees, because regulators have been busy examining fees charged to retail clients. |
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Anne Tergesen |
Does Your 401(k) Cost Too Much? Fees for your 401(k) retirement plan can take as much as 3% of the account balance each year. Watch out for conflicts of interest. |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
How Much Is Management Costing You? Be picky. Look at fees. Look at a fund's turnover, because the higher the turnover, the higher the taxes on gains will likely be. Look at the long-term returns, too, because given the thousands of mutual funds out there, many are run by not-very-good managers. |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Do These Black-Sheep Investments Deserve Your Money? Don't feel compelled to stick with a below-average fund just because it's offered by an otherwise good fund family. |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2008 Mary Dalrymple |
Buy the Market -- Cheap! Index funds perform as efficiently as possible by replicating the market's performance for the lowest possible expense. |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2008 Dayana Yochim |
Even Billionaires Sweat the Small Stuff When it comes to managing your finances, you, too, should sweat the small stuff -- the seemingly minuscule things that actually have monumental effects on your bottom line. |