There are a handful of financial terms out there that every investor -- regardless of their level of involvement or portfolio size-- should know inside and out. The expense ratio is one of those ...

When it comes to investing in mutual funds or exchange-traded funds (ETFs), one of the most important factors to consider and understand is the expense ratio. An expense ratio measures how much you’ll ...

When evaluating mutual funds and ETFs, investors must also understand the difference between the net expense ratio and the gross expense ratio. The gross expense ratio represents the total annual ...

"Index funds can help investors achieve long-term success through their low costs, broad diversification, low turnover and ...

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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds both come with ongoing costs, but not all investors will understand exactly how these costs are calculated. A fund’s expense ratio is simply the annual ...

With an exchange traded funds’ low expense ratio increasingly being touted by asset managers and utilized as a key selection criterion, CFRA Research worries that too much attention has been paid to a ...

The short answer to this question is "No, you cannot deduct fund expense ratios on your tax return." However, while these expenses aren't directly deductible, the reasoning behind this makes sense ...

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 ...

Frank Sinatra sang that the best things in life are free, and the investment industry is slowly starting to come around to that wisdom. Most major brokers have eliminated commissions on basic ...