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The Motley Fool September 6, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Fend Off Fund Fees Here are tips on how to avoid unnecessary mutual fund fees and keep the money for yourself. |
Registered Rep. January 16, 2013 Stan Luxenberg |
The Rise and Fall of Load Funds All hail no loads and ETFs! Will the move away from loads and commissions continue? Yes, says Avi Nachmany, research director of Strategic Insight. "The old commission business is fast disappearing," says Nachmany. |
The Motley Fool May 15, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Pay Your Broker for Free Funds No-load funds don't cost a dime to buy -- except from some brokers. |
The Motley Fool June 14, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
Say Goodbye to This Investment Ultimately, it's a good thing for investors that Class B shares are falling by the wayside. In the meantime, invest in the best load funds strategically, including buying within their qualified retirement plans, if available, to avoid paying the loads. |
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 April 19, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Fund Fees Explained Ignore a fund's fees and your net worth may suffer. |
The Motley Fool August 26, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Is Your Broker Robbing You Blind? With many advisors charging fees based on assets under management, there's always a possibility that your advisor will recommend commission-generating investments that aren't the best for you. Although it looks innocent, that amounts to outright theft. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2005 Kristen French |
To B or Not to B Once-popular B shares have seen their sales dwindle since 2001--and may soon be extinct completely. |
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. |
Registered Rep. May 1, 2004 Ilana Polyak |
The Silent Strong Type American Funds tops the list of best-selling funds groups. |
The Motley Fool January 4, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Say Goodbye to Class-B Mutual Funds Class B never served you well. Now they don't serve Wall Street, either. |
The Motley Fool May 8, 2007 John Rosevear |
Are Advisor-Sold Funds Ever Worth It? In an era when anyone can get market-level performance with a few minutes' effort by buying an index fund from somewhere like Vanguard or T. Rowe Price, advisor-sold funds are harder to justify than ever. |
BusinessWeek November 10, 2003 Jeffrey M. Laderman |
Mutual Funds: What To Do Now Wondering how to cope with the growing scandal? Here are some answers. |
AskMen.com Jeff Wuorio |
Loaded Mutual Funds Never, ever buy a mutual fund that charges a load. |
Registered Rep. September 1, 2005 Kristen French |
Vanguard to Advisors: Let's Snuggle Now that the fund giant's founder is retired, the company is tinkering with its business model to appeal to registered investment advisors, particularly for its VIPER exchange-traded funds (ETFs). |
The Motley Fool June 26, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Mutual Funds Are Finally Un-Loading Look for lower fees from funds in the future. |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Luxenberg & French |
A Pile of Reasons Regulators and broker/dealer management have gone overboard with mutual fund disclosure. Take the case of the B-share class of mutual funds. |
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 November 24, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
4 Fees You Don't Need to Pay In this era of competition among financial-services firms, you don't need to settle for excessive fees. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz |
Get Fees? Young, high-net-worth investors care about the amount they are paying in fees and are only willing to cough up high costs in management fees if they are getting above-average performance in return. |
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. |
Financial Advisor October 2006 Thomas M. Kostigen |
Discrimination, Or Keeping It Simple? Schwab boots funds that have cheaper share classes elsewhere. |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2010 Amanda B. Kish |
This May Save the Mutual Fund Industry Finally, investment advisors are wising up. An ongoing change in how many financial advisors get paid is having broad implications for the business. |
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. |
BusinessWeek August 16, 2004 Anne Tergesen |
The 529 Ate My Tax Break The high fees that some 529 college savings plans charge can substantially erode, or even erase, their tax advantages. |
Registered Rep. July 1, 2006 Kristen French |
Loading up on No Loads No-load funds continued to attract the bulk of new cash in 2005, according to data recently released. |
The Motley Fool March 8, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
Save 5.75% With One Simple Step Sky-high sales loads have long driven us to steer clear of many otherwise impressive mutual funds. But as times change in the fund business, many of those onerous fees are disappearing for good. |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Funds Are Getting Loaded There's an alarming new trend among mutual fund companies: They're phasing out many or all of their no-load mutual funds. Are these mutual fund worries reasonable or overblown? A little of both. |
The Motley Fool July 28, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
The Amazing Disappearing, Reappearing Fund Fee A fee by any other name will still cost just as much. |
Registered Rep. May 18, 2010 Alan Lavine |
No-Load Annuities Gain Momentum As more wirehouse registered reps join RIAs or start their own, as income tax rates rise, and as Baby Boomers continue their march into retirement, expect investments in no-load variable annuities to grow. |
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 October 18, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
It's Time to Take Back Your $10 Billion Whether you think 12b-1 fees are bilking investors or a fair way to compensate financial professionals, the SEC needs your opinion. |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Save Yourself $2,250 Beware of loaded mutual funds. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2004 Kevin McKinley |
Fee-ling Good Tips for financial advisors on establishing and maintaining fee-based relationships the right way. |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2006 Kevin Burke |
Balancing Act Part of the fallout from the regulatory onslaught of the past three years has been a drastic overhaul in how mutual funds are sold. Heading into 2006, the money-management business is entering a new era of price competition and consolidation. |
Entrepreneur October 2009 Rosalind Resnick |
Conquering Your Fear of Fees Savvy investors know to read the fine print about money-management charges. |
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 September 12, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Are Most "Good" Fund Managers Just Lucky? It seems that the likelihood of a managed fund outperforming the market is actually even lower than we've thought. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2004 |
Fussing About Fund Fees Mutual fund fees may look small, but they can eat much of your earnings. |
The Motley Fool April 18, 2007 Amanda B. Kish |
The SEC Gets It Right The agency revisits governance rules and fees for mutual funds. |
Investment Advisor September 2007 Kathleen M. McBride |
A Trend Confirmed? Advisory fees overtake commission revenue at Commonwealth. So what does this mean for the independent broker/dealer industry? Will other firms soon reach the point at which fee revenue dominates? |
The Motley Fool December 16, 2005 Steven Mallas |
You've Got a Gain. Now What? Part 2 Using a mutual fund not just as an investment vehicle, but as a strategy for reinvesting gains made from individual stocks makes building up fund positions a breeze. |
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. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2007 Marshall Eckblad |
Funds and Games Several regulatory issues are floating around the SEC. Will any of them get resolved? |
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. |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2006 |
Questions to Ask Your Broker Here is some good advice regarding questions you might want to ask your broker before handing over your hard-earned cash. Make sure you get the right answers before you start investing. |
The Motley Fool July 16, 2007 Bill Barker |
Today's Strong Buys: International Edition A lot of people will give you one piece of advice on breaking into international markets: Mutual funds. But they're dead wrong. |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Questions to Ask Your Broker You may be surprised at how your broker makes his money. Here are some important questions to ask your broker or financial advisor, as not all financial professionals operate by the same rules. |
Registered Rep. May 3, 2007 Kevin Burke |
Fund Shareholders to Advisors: We Need Ya', Big Guy If you are among the mutual-fund only caste of advisors, don't lose heart: Investors really do need your advice. |
Registered Rep. August 1, 2004 Stan Luxenberg |
Nest Eggs in Multiple Baskets Increasingly, employers have begun offering life cycle funds, which include broad mixes of stocks and bonds. By picking one life cycle choice, an investor can hold a nicely diversified 401(k) portfolio. |