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1.
Which of the following is not another name for a redemption fee?
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Front-end load. Front-end loads are charged when you buy shares, not when you redeem them.
2.
A mutual fund may legally charge 12b-1 fees up to 1.25 percent of a mutual fund's assets.
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False. The legal limit is 1 percent per year.
3.
What is the name of the expense that compensates those who administer a mutual fund?
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Management fee. This fee pays for those who run funds.
4.
Front-end sales loads apply when you _______ mutual fund shares.
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Buy. Front-end loads, or sales charges, are charged when you buy mutual fund shares.
5.
One reason to choose a low-cost bond fund over a higher-cost bond fund is that bond fund returns don't differ very much anyway, so you may as well save on expenses.
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True. Bond fund returns don't vary all that much. Many investors find that every dollar going to expenses will hurt their return noticeably.