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All true. Perhaps a bit ironic that at the stage where we most need some "hand-holding" (from broker dealers or active fund managers), we are also in a position to benefit the most from low-fee index funds. Put differently: Those of us in the later stages of investing and tilted heavily towards the actively managed funds we've owned for 20, 30, or 40 years might well have put ourselves mostly into index funds had we had today's knowledge back when we first started investing.
Fees are critically important to me. I find D&C very reasonable for the actively managed segment, and TRP isn't too far behind with some of their offerings (notably PRWCX and their dedicated retirement funds.) However, neither comes close to the very low fees available on index funds.
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why MF fees seem to be dropping but arent
http://www.thestreet.com/story/12714229/1/why-mutual-fund-fees-seem-to-be-dropping-but-arent.html
Fees are critically important to me. I find D&C very reasonable for the actively managed segment, and TRP isn't too far behind with some of their offerings (notably PRWCX and their dedicated retirement funds.) However, neither comes close to the very low fees available on index funds.