May
08
The Looming Danger of All the Investment Fees You Don’t See
ByMinh Uong/The New York Times
Stay the course, pay attention to the big picture, and don’t sweat the details. That string of mantras makes sense for saving and investing, but only up to a point.
Once you start paying attention to fees, it becomes clear that the details really matter.
Years ago, I began to notice that although I was faithfully socking away money into an I.R.A., my account wasn’t growing much — not compared with the overall returns of the stock and bond markets…