Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Lower fees for ETF

 
 
 
A price war is cutting expenses to the bone on index-tracking exchange-traded funds and mutual funds. And that suits Harold Evensky fine.
"It's great," said the Coral Gables, Fla., financial adviser, who makes those funds a mainstay in his portfolios. "My clients get the benefit."
For a long time, traditional index funds were the vehicle of choice for cost-conscious investors, but now the ETF marketplace holds the lowest fees and most intense cost competition. Industry giants including Vanguard Group, BlackRock Inc., Charles Schwab Corp. and State Street Corp. are racing to see who can cut expenses the fastest, vying for ...