Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

You invest in a mutual fund expecting 8% annual returns but only see 7%. The culprit? A hidden cost called the expense ratio.

Mutual funds have been an increasingly popular investment option for many years, but have you ever stopped to consider the expense ratio associated with them? The expense ratio is a critical factor in ...

WASHINGTON, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Investment Company Institute (ICI) research released today finds that retirement savers in 401(k) plans saw average mutual fund expense ratios at historic ...

If investors can understand both and match investments with adequate duration, it will ensure the highest wealth for them ...

‘Mutual Funds Sahi Hai’ is now a well-known truth among investors. This is evident in the share of individual investors’ funds in the mutual fund industry’s assets under management (AUM), particularly ...

A mutual fund is a pooled collection of investment funds. When you buy shares in a mutual fund, your money is combined with other investors’ money. A professional fund manager uses the capital to ...

If you’re an investor, you need to know about expense ratios. These fees — inherent in all mutual funds, index funds and exchange-traded funds — can significantly drag down your portfolio returns. And ...

TER represents the overall cost of managing a mutual fund, including operational and fund-running expenses. It is regulated ...

Investors paid lower average expense ratios for equity mutual funds in 2013, says a report from the Investment Company Institute (ICI). “Trends in the Expenses and Fees of Mutual Funds, 2013” examines ...

Mutual funds fees will be going up next year, with market turmoil likely to be the main culprit. Stock funds could experience an average increase in expense ratio of 0.05 to 0.1 percentage points, ...

SEBI's board will review mutual fund and stock broker regulations on December 17 to enhance transparency and efficiency.