Comments on: The fee ate my performance http://www.onemint.com/2009/10/22/the-fee-ate-my-performance/ Helps You Make Better Financial Decisions Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:02:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christian Personal Finance http://www.onemint.com/2009/10/22/the-fee-ate-my-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-42498 Christian Personal Finance Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:27:20 +0000 http://www.onemint.com/?p=2930#comment-42498 <strong>Carnival of Money Stories...</strong> Happy Monday – it has been a busy weekend. Working on the new house – painting, cleaning, installing a sink in the basement, and installing a garage-door opener. The garage-door opener has been a bit of a challenge, but I always like a... Carnival of Money Stories…

Happy Monday – it has been a busy weekend. Working on the new house – painting, cleaning, installing a sink in the basement, and installing a garage-door opener. The garage-door opener has been a bit of a challenge, but I always like a…

]]> By: Friday Links | The Canadian Finance Blog http://www.onemint.com/2009/10/22/the-fee-ate-my-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-40843 Friday Links | The Canadian Finance Blog Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:48:49 +0000 http://www.onemint.com/?p=2930#comment-40843 [...] One Mint says the fee ate his performance. [...] [...] One Mint says the fee ate his performance. [...]

]]> By: Mark Wolfinger http://www.onemint.com/2009/10/22/the-fee-ate-my-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-40838 Mark Wolfinger Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:15:57 +0000 http://www.onemint.com/?p=2930#comment-40838 I was referring to traditional mutual funds. No. I prefer ETFs. There seems to be some current discussion that some of these funds are not what they are supposed to be, but that aside, UN-LEVERAGED ETFs and index funds are the good guys in the fund industry. I was referring to traditional mutual funds.

No. I prefer ETFs. There seems to be some current discussion that some of these funds are not what they are supposed to be, but that aside, UN-LEVERAGED ETFs and index funds are the good guys in the fund industry.

]]> By: Manshu http://www.onemint.com/2009/10/22/the-fee-ate-my-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-40710 Manshu Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:18:12 +0000 http://www.onemint.com/?p=2930#comment-40710 Do you think all mutual funds are bad? Even the index funds? Do you think all mutual funds are bad? Even the index funds?

]]> By: Mark Wolfinger http://www.onemint.com/2009/10/22/the-fee-ate-my-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-40602 Mark Wolfinger Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:06:07 +0000 http://www.onemint.com/?p=2930#comment-40602 Regardless of whether MF fees are consistent with those of their competitors, I would go as far as to say that the fees are simply too high. I go even further and say that buying mutual funds is a very bad investment idea. And buying funds with a front-end load is making the decision to sacrifice your own financial future to provide a living for your mutual funds salesman. Regardless of whether MF fees are consistent with those of their competitors, I would go as far as to say that the fees are simply too high. I go even further and say that buying mutual funds is a very bad investment idea.

And buying funds with a front-end load is making the decision to sacrifice your own financial future to provide a living for your mutual funds salesman.

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