Tag Archive for: mutual fund sales charges

The Lemonade Stand and the Mutual Fund Expense Ratio

“Lemonade Stand 100 feet.” If you’re selling lemonade, put your stand 100 feet from a playground- smart marketing. Doing business comes with costs, obviously, and expenses that you must incur each year can sharply reduce your profit. The same is true of mutual fund fees and expenses that lower an investor’s rate of return. I’ve […]

The Beer Pong Impulse Buy and Mutual Fund Costs

$30 for Campari? I was muttering about the high cost of my cocktails when I turned and saw it- the beer pong impulse buy. You’re in the liquor section of the grocery store- why not sell people ping pong balls for beer pong- and put them on the door of the beer freezer? (They had […]