“This offer is available TODAY only; you’d better hurry while it lasts!” “Normally I would charge much higher than this, but for you only, I’m making you a special offer that you can’t refuse.” “You would be stupid to turn down such a good deal.” Do these slogans sound familiar to you? If so, then [...]
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33 Comments Kevin on Jun 2nd 2011
Filed under Avoiding Scams,Growing Your Wealth,Investing,Saving Your Money
How Mutual Funds Rip You Off with Extra Fees and Charges
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:
26 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 [...]
43 Comments Kevin on Aug 3rd 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
