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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.
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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.
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