In my last post, I showed how index funds allow you to save more money by losing less of your investment returns to management fees. Here is what different management expense ratio (MER) levels will cost you on an initial $10,000 investment at 10% growth compounded annually:
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How Mutual Funds Rip You Off with Extra Fees and Charges
30 Comments Kevin on Aug 6th 2010
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Save More Money with Indexed Funds
In my short investment journey, I have read books, articles, and blog posts about the merits of index funds. “Invest in index funds”, they say, “and stop wasting your money on management fees!” Are the authors really telling the truth? Passive investing The idea behind an index fund is simple enough: all it does is [...]
46 Comments Kevin on Aug 3rd 2010
What is fear? Why do we experience fear, and how does it affect us? Well, fear is quite simply one of the most basic and primal emotions that we are capable of experiencing. Most animals share this emotion with us, from mice to men. Fear is the drive that takes us away from danger, and [...]
25 Comments Kevin on Jun 30th 2010
The role of advertising on the Internet is changing. With the rising power of Google and the role of links in determining placement in the search results, a growing number of companies are seeking to buy their way up the rankings by purchasing links on other websites. The problem with purchasing links in order to [...]
39 Comments Kevin on Jun 23rd 2010
The world of internet commerce has exploded over the past few years; nowadays, you can purchase almost anything imaginable on the web. When it comes to making purchases online as well as offline, you want to deal with a merchant you can trust. However, problems can always arise, especially when you deal with a merchant [...]
5 Comments Kevin on Apr 27th 2010
