Understanding The Expense Ratio And How It Affects Your Investments

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You want to maximize the return on any investment you have. You might think that means finding the investment with the best returns.

High returns are certainly an eye-catching statistic. They are a significant factor when deciding where to invest your money. 

However, there is a bit more to it. The flip side of it is how much its costs you to invest in any particular fund. That’s where the expense ratio comes in.

Determining a fund expense ratio is relatively simple. Take the total of the operating expenses and divide that by the fund’s net asset  value or NAV.

Would you rather invest in a fund that charges you 1% or 1.25%? Simple math says if the returns are about equal, you would want to pay lower fees.

Any fund you invest in will have operating expenses, so no, if you are a mutual fund investor, you can’t  avoid them. 

Over the long term, a reasonable expense ratio can drastically change your  capital gains.

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