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- From: glenne@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Neuromancer )
- Newsgroups: misc.invest
- Subject: eliminate the broker for mutual funds?
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 19:47:07 GMT
- Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
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- I would like to invest $2000 in a no load mutual fund. I want
- to invest in such a manner so as to maximize the percentage of
- my money that goes toward the investment and minimize the amount
- of money that goes to paying miscellaneous fees.
-
- I am seriously considering eliminating the broker altogether,
- and simply investing directly with the mutual fund. Would this
- hinder my ability to deposit additional smaller amounts into the
- fund on a monthly or occasional basis? Are there any other
- possible disadvantages to eliminating the broker that I should be
- aware of?
-
- Also on the fund I was looking at, it stated something about
- 4% going to the fund and another 4% to the broker. Are both
- these percentages typical for mutual funds? Does this mean
- whether I have a broker or not, the amount of my money that
- goes directly to the investment is the same? Is this true
- for only some funds?
-
- Put it this way, if I invest $1000 in a no load mutual fund,
- what is the most of that $1000 I can reasonably expect to go
- directly toward my investment? $920? Does eliminating the
- broker increase that amount? Are there any disadvantages to
- eliminating the broker?
-
- Glenn glenne@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
-