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While countless brokerages tout commission-free trades on assets including exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, these investments are far from free. There’s a not-so-hidden cost of ownership for ...

An ETF's spread is the difference between the price at which investors can buy the fund on the exchange and the price at which it can't be sold. For sure, an ETF’s spread is important, especially for ...

Investors paid lower average expense ratios for equity mutual funds in 2013, says a report from the Investment Company Institute (ICI). “Trends in the Expenses and Fees of Mutual Funds, 2013” examines ...

Some exchange-traded fund (ETF) news alerts catch my attention, and some don’t. There’s a third type that hits my email inbox from time to time. I’d classify it as important, but only because it ...

If you have $1,000 available to invest, you can achieve a solid portfolio with only a few ETFs. If that's something you're ...

Managed funds take a good amount of oversight to run. That’s a large part of their appeal – there’s a professional team at the helm to make sound investment decisions. To keep these funds running ...