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Index Investing Means Low Fees
Low Fees and Index Returns Attract ETF Investors
Index investing allows investors to put their money to work with some of the lowest costs in the industry. If low fees for financial services concern you the most, this may be the starting point for your future planning.
New investment products in the last decade allow individuals with relatively smaller portfolios to use ETF’s in order to gain out-sized diversification in a variety of indices. The financial press has widely publicized that typical management fees for index funds are under 20 bips (0.2 percent) which makes them some of the lowest fee choices available. The popular thinking equates greater returns on investment with lowered fees for services.
Index Investing Advantages
Using index funds like ETF’s allows for a stringent design of diversification. The investment policy statement of the funds demands that all of the equities in the particular index must be held without regard to valuation or any performance prediction.
Low Costs Guide Investment Choices
Lower Fees Contribute to Returns
In both bull and bear markets, popular media advise strongly that lower fees guarantee a larger return. After all, if you avoid a 1% fee, then you have 1% more money for yourself. John Bogle, founder of Vanguard funds, advocates that individual investors pare away most all fees and “take what the market gives them.”
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