http://www.thedividendguyblog.com/the-tyranny-of-investment-fees/ One Guy's Journey to Passive Income Through Dividend Investing Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:02:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.thedividendguyblog.com/the-tyranny-of-investment-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-54608 4 Benefits of Employer Share Purchase Plans and Pensions and 1 Downside | The Dividend Guy Blog Wed, 06 May 2009 11:01:30 +0000 http://www.thedividendguyblog.com/?p=1651#comment-54608 [...] 3. Simple selection of investments - this one depends on your own pension plan, but my pension plan allows me to buy index funds which I do. I can diversify broadly and without buying mutual funds which have trouble meeting market returns, primarily due to high fees. [...] [...] 3. Simple selection of investments – this one depends on your own pension plan, but my pension plan allows me to buy index funds which I do. I can diversify broadly and without buying mutual funds which have trouble meeting market returns, primarily due to high fees. [...]

]]> http://www.thedividendguyblog.com/the-tyranny-of-investment-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-54552 My 5 Steps to Choosing the Right ETF | The Dividend Guy Blog Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:01:11 +0000 http://www.thedividendguyblog.com/?p=1651#comment-54552 [...] All things being equal, choose the fund with the lowest fees Investment fees have a dramatic effect on the performance of your portfolio. When choosing ETFs it is good to look [...] [...] All things being equal, choose the fund with the lowest fees Investment fees have a dramatic effect on the performance of your portfolio. When choosing ETFs it is good to look [...]

]]> http://www.thedividendguyblog.com/the-tyranny-of-investment-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-54472 Dan Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:14:57 +0000 http://www.thedividendguyblog.com/?p=1651#comment-54472 re. keeping dealing costs to 1%, I've been doing the same thing but it can be quite difficult. In the UK we have 'ISAs' which are tax free wrappers to your investments. Because you can only invest £7200 per year, or £600/month, it becomes tricky to balance keeping the initial charge down with decent regional or other diversification. Depending on the charge, you can only really make three purchases per month to make it worthwhile, so I end up having to alter regular investments a bit more than I'd like. re. keeping dealing costs to 1%, I’ve been doing the same thing but it can be quite difficult. In the UK we have ‘ISAs’ which are tax free wrappers to your investments. Because you can only invest £7200 per year, or £600/month, it becomes tricky to balance keeping the initial charge down with decent regional or other diversification. Depending on the charge, you can only really make three purchases per month to make it worthwhile, so I end up having to alter regular investments a bit more than I’d like.

]]> http://www.thedividendguyblog.com/the-tyranny-of-investment-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-54469 BuyMyStockPicks.com » Blog Archive » Investment Talking Sat, 28 Mar 2009 11:40:35 +0000 http://www.thedividendguyblog.com/?p=1651#comment-54469 [...] The Dividend Guy explains the tyranny of investment fees. [...] [...] The Dividend Guy explains the tyranny of investment fees. [...]

]]> http://www.thedividendguyblog.com/the-tyranny-of-investment-fees/comment-page-1/#comment-54468 Weekend reading for investors: 28/3/09 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:01:52 +0000 http://www.thedividendguyblog.com/?p=1651#comment-54468 [...] The Dividend Guy reminds us that investment fees really add up. [...] [...] The Dividend Guy reminds us that investment fees really add up. [...]

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