mutual fund fees Archives | Wealthfront Blog Personal Finance & Investing Insights Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:12:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-wave-logo-transparent-hi-res-500x500.png mutual fund fees Archives | Wealthfront Blog 32 32 Missing the Obvious on Fees https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/missing-the-obvious-on-fees/ Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:46:38 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4288 I have a personal confession. For nearly 50 years, I’ve missed the “obvious” reality: Fees for investment management are not low. They are high; very high. When investors recognize this “new reality” — that fees are not trivial but are crucial — the beautiful “inside” world of fund management will experience a powerfully disruptive revolution. […]

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]]> The Unexpected Impact of Commissions https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/unexpected-impact-of-commissions/ Wed, 18 Dec 2013 00:48:56 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=4247 The recent enhancement to our tax loss harvesting service prompted a few readers to privately ask if it’s possible for us to use Dimensional Fund Advisors’ (DFA) mutual funds rather than ETFs to implement our service. Prior to our launch in December 2011, we considered both Vanguard and DFA products as they offer what we […]

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]]> Why Your 401(k) Plan Sucks https://www.wealthfront.com/blog/401k-retirement-plan-fees/ Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:08:22 +0000 http://www.wealthfront.com/blog/?p=3502 A recent study found that the average fee on a 401(k) retirement plan was an appalling .93% of assets. The fees in the most expensive 10% of plans were even more shocking: 1.72% of assets.  That’s huge in an environment where most people hope to earn annual returns of 6% before fees. The average 401(k), […]

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