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 ...

While low fees are important because the cost of your investment eats into gains, there are some other aspects of ETFs to ...

The expense ratio reflects the percentage of the fund's assets that are used to cover management costs and other administrative fees. Investors should make note of the expense ratio before purchasing ...

The expense ratio of funds matters. Back in 2010, Morningstar found that the best predictor of future returns was a low expense ratio. This beat every other indicator, including Morningstar stars.

Low fund expense ratios are one of the best predictors of superior future returns. Lower fees and expenses leaves more money for investors. Meanwhile, commission-based advisors utilize higher expense ...

For mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors, expense ratios are an important but sometimes overlooked element that can have a real impact on long-term returns. The expense ratio is the ...

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

If you’re investing in mutual funds or exchange-traded funds, the fund manager will charge fees to cover their various expenses. Those fees are collectively rolled into what’s known as an expense ...

If you haven't been distracted by pandemic fears, falling stock prices, and U.S. Treasury yields plumbing new lows, you may have come across a new data point on Morningstar.com: the adjusted expense ...

An expense ratio is the relationship of a fund’s total assets to other administrative and operating expenses. The expense ratio is taken from the fund’s gross return, cutting into potential profit ...

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 ...