I love free or low-cost service as much as the next guy. But, when it comes to financial services, if it’s “free”, buyer beware.

Fees and Expenses, Finance, InvestmentsGreg BrownNovember 6, 2014investing, passive investing, trading costs

Household Portfolio Management: How Does Your Financial Garden Grow?

Life is often imperfect once reality gets in the way. In this case, a disadvantage of household portfolio management is, well, it’s harder to manage

Finance, InvestmentsGreg BrownJune 5, 2014household portfolio, trading costs

Costs and Outcomes: Like Playing Chutes and Ladders

In considering the impact of expense ratios, Dimensional demonstrated that, over time, funds with higher expense ratios lost ground – fell down too many chutes, if you will – compared to low-expense-ratio funds.

Fees and Expenses, Finance, InvestmentsGreg BrownJanuary 23, 2014expense ratios, trading costs

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

Educate Yourself With Articles That Answer Your Important Financial Questions

Our blog library has research, information, and helpful guidance to help you level up your financial knowledge.

Sign up for our newsletter