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Investing is now easier, less costly and more efficient than ever before.
The amount investors pay to own funds reached a record low in 2018, according to Morningstar’s most recent “U.S. Fund Fee Study.” The average asset-weighted expense ratio for U.S. domiciled mutual funds and ETFs dropped 6 percent to 0.48 percent in 2018, down from 0.51 percent in 2017. Regards, Ted