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1.
Buying several mutual funds from one fund family limits your paperwork (account statements, tax statements, etc.)
True. There is more consolidation of paperwork when you stick with one fund family.
2.
No-transaction fee networks charge _______.
Fund companies for being part of the network. There are no up-front costs with a no-transaction fee network. The networks charge funds for being included, and funds very often pass along these charges to all shareholders (whether or not they invest via a supermarket) in their expense ratios.
3.
Which of the following is not a way financial advisors are compensated?
A part of the fund manager's fee. Advisors can charge you a fee or get a commission from products, such as mutual funds, that they sell. They can also charge a combination of fees and commissions. They cannot, however, take a portion of the fund manager's fee.
4.
If you use an advisor to buy mutual fund shares for you, he or she will be paid a commission by investing your money in _______.
Load funds. Load funds come with a sales charge that compensates the advisor for his or her work.
5.
Investing with one of the more diverse fund families or a fund supermarket _______.
Limits your paperwork. Investing all in one place makes recordkeeping easier and makes moving to and from funds a snap, too. And as long as you stick with one of the largest fund families, you'll have plenty of diversification options, too.
