A person saving for retirement who chooses low-cost investments instead of higher-cost ones could have a standard of living throughout retirement that’s more than 20 percent higher according to William Sharpe, professor emeritus of finance at Stanford Graduate School of Business. During this article, he talks about […]
Read more →Passive generally refers to investing in index mutual funds or exchange traded funds rather than active managed mutual funds. The rivalry between the approaches has raged for years, but evidence is mounting for passive funds. And investors are listening. In 1999, $12 billion of exchange traded funds (ETFs) were issued. Net […]
Read more →I’ll continue to refer to the SEC’s website to continue our discussion of fees. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lists how investment advisors get paid. http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/invadvisers.htm Q: How do investment advisers get paid? A: Before you hire any financial professional-whether it’s a stockbroker, a financial planner, or an […]
Read more →Investment advisors, brokers, investment managers, and financial advisors do get paid. It sounds like a silly statement. Of course they get paid. They’re in business to earn a living. The funny thing is most people don’t know how their advisor is getting paid nor do they know how […]
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