Beware of those Sneaky, Leaky Money Holes

Hidden trading costs can be difficult to combat; they are by definition elusively observed and slippery to measure. Most investors are unaware they even exist.

Fees and Expenses, Finance, InvestmentsGreg BrownMarch 20, 2014expenses, fees

Defining Reasonable Fund Fees

If your comparable fund’s total expense ratio is considerably higher, you may want to find out why.

Dimensional Fund Advisors, Fees and Expenses, Finance, InvestmentsGreg BrownJanuary 16, 2014dfa, expenses

Five Steps for a Reduced-Fat-Fee Diet

Seek a fee-only advisor, so he or she is being solely compensated by you, the client, with no outside incentives from other sources.

Fees and Expenses, Finance, Investments, Personal FinanceGreg BrownJanuary 9, 2014expenses, fee-only, fees, trading costs

A New Year’s Resolution for Trimming Fat Fees

If minimizing excess fees is such a big deal, why doesn’t every investor pay rabidly close attention to them? We can think of at least three reasons…

Fees, Inglorious Fees

“In investing, you get what you don’t pay for.”

Fees and Expenses, Finance, Investments, Personal FinanceGreg BrownDecember 19, 2013costs, expenses, fees

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