http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/01/31/why-12b-1-fees-are-evil/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:32:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/01/31/why-12b-1-fees-are-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-75765 AllFinancialMatters » Blog Archive » Not All S&P 500 Index Mutual Funds Are Created Equal! Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:04:46 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/01/31/why-12b-1-fees-are-evil/#comment-75765 [...] These numbers really shouldn’t surprise us. The main reason the first two classes are so much more expensive is that they have higher 12b-1 fees to compensate the broker. Eventually the back-end load mutual fund will revert to the same management fee schedule as the front-end load mutual fund, which will mean lower fees. What I found interesting was the fact that the no-load class was actually cheaper on average than the institutional class. The level load fund will remain the same for as long as the mutual fund is owned. [...] [...] These numbers really shouldn’t surprise us. The main reason the first two classes are so much more expensive is that they have higher 12b-1 fees to compensate the broker. Eventually the back-end load mutual fund will revert to the same management fee schedule as the front-end load mutual fund, which will mean lower fees. What I found interesting was the fact that the no-load class was actually cheaper on average than the institutional class. The level load fund will remain the same for as long as the mutual fund is owned. [...]

]]> http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/01/31/why-12b-1-fees-are-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-71471 » Weekly Blog Roundup, Coin Collecting Edition on Consumerism Commentary: A Personal Finance Blog Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:25:42 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/01/31/why-12b-1-fees-are-evil/#comment-71471 [...] AllFinancialMatters explains why 12b fees are evil. [...] [...] AllFinancialMatters explains why 12b fees are evil. [...]

]]> http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/01/31/why-12b-1-fees-are-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-70597 » Weekly Roundup - 02/02/07 @ fivecentnickel.com Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:31:09 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2007/01/31/why-12b-1-fees-are-evil/#comment-70597 [...] JLP explains why 12B-1 fees are evil. [...] [...] JLP explains why 12B-1 fees are evil. [...]

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