Copyleft 2006. Michael Saville
If you pay a load, it's like throwing away most or all of the supposed benefit of having a salesperson choose a fund for you. If it's true that asset allocation makes up 95% of investment results over long...
Copyleft 2006. Michael Saville
Most people talk about loads when they talk about fees that mutual funds charge. When a mutual fund has a "load," it just means that it charges a sales commission to buy, sell, or do both. There are funds...
Copyleft 2006. Michael Saville
People use mutual funds a lot. In fact, they are one of the most popular things to invest in right now. In numbers, what does that mean? There are more than 10,000 different funds with investments worth...
Copyleft 2006. Michael Saville
Low amounts of fees and expenses.
Some investors choose mutual funds based only on their fees and expenses when looking for the best no-load fund. The reason for this is that investors can put more...
Copyleft 2006. Michael Saville
No-load mutual funds are mutual funds whose shares can be bought and sold without a sales charge or commission. The reason for this is that the investment company gives out the shares directly, without...