Question No. 3: How much will it cost you
in deferred sales charges if you decide to sell your mutual fund within two years of buying it?
She wanted to move her savings to a discount brokerage and rebuild the portfolio herself, but she quickly learned many of her 20 or so mutual funds
carried deferred sales charges.
A lot of her money is tied up in mutual funds
with deferred sales charges, and she doesn't know whether to sell these all at once or gradually.
On a related note, transferring - in - kind generally does not set off contingent provisions caused by early sale of securities (
like deferred sales charges).
But the new regulations from the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) will mandate new «Fund Fact» sheets that also include a clear explanation of the risks investors are taking on when they invest, as well as a clear breakdown of initial and
deferred sales charge options in both percentage and dollar terms.
• Total number of free units or total market value of the fund currently available to redeem free of charge • Any additional units maturing in the current year • Total
deferred sales charge on full redemption • Final maturity date
That would not be effective and there may be other fees associated with that strategy including possible
deferred sales charge fees or maybe taxes (if RRSP money is involved).
If they can't reduce the fees considerably, which may not be possible at a firm that recommends 2.9 %
deferred sales charge mutual funds in the first place, it may be worth paying the DSC fee to move the money to a lower cost investment solution elsewhere.
A financial planner may be able to catch this and other common pitfalls, like
incurring deferred sales charge (DSC) penalties when selling mutual funds before they've matured.
Make sure that your vesting period is complete if you want transfer - in - cash mutual funds that have
deferred sales charges if you don't want to get dinged.
The robo - adviser model solves this problem, because minimums are low (sometimes zero) and you get low - cost ETFs rather than funds with high fees and soul -
destroying deferred sales charges.
B - Shares also have a
contigent deferred sales charge (CDSC) that is charged to client should they sell their mutual fund during the CDSC period (usually 5 - 6 years).
As the example above illustrates, with a little ingenuity, you can begin to reduce your fees considerably without incurring the
dreaded deferred sales charge.
Deferred sales charges work on a declining scale that typically starts at 5.5 per cent in the first year (sometimes that applies to the amount you invested, and sometimes to the current value of your holdings) and declines to 1.5 to 2 per cent in the seventh year before disappearing altogether.
Class B share returns reflect the applicable
contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC), which is 5 % in the first year, declining to 1 % in the sixth year, and is eliminated thereafter (except for Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund, which is 3 % in the first year, declining to 1 % in the fourth year, and is eliminated thereafter).
It may also impact your investment fees if you have to pay commissions or if you have
deferred sales charges on your mutual funds (and if you do, that's a red flag for the advisor who sold you those investments).
While these fees are higher than what I'm paying to manage my own portfolios, they are still much cheaper than owning mutual funds that charge 2 — 4 % of assets plus other annoying charges
like deferred sales charges.
They will follow the lead of counterparts in Britain, Australia and the Netherlands and ban trailer fees and
deferred sales charges (DSCs).
Deferred sales charge funds typically pay the adviser a large kickback up front — around 5 % of assets — and a smaller trailer fee over the ensuing seven years, as long as the client stays invested.
In general, Class A and Class M shares have a maximum initial sales charge; Class C shares have a 1 % contingent
deferred sales charge; Class Z, Advisor Class and Class R6 shares have no sales charges nor Rule 12b - 1 fees; Class R shares have no sales charges, but do have a Rule 12b - 1 fee.
Contingent
Deferred Sales Charge - The contingent deferred sales charge is an initial sales fee on mutual fund shareholders pay upon sale of Class - B mutual fund shares.
This is for mutual funds with share classes decided when shareholders pay the fund's load or sales charge, Class - B shares carry
a deferred sales charge during a five - to 10 - year holding period intended from the time of the initial investment.
Approximately 1,791 customer accounts paid a total of $ 1,778,592.31 in unnecessary up - front sales charges, contingent
deferred sales charges, and higher ongoing fees and expenses as a result of Ameriprise's practices.
Class B share returns reflect the applicable contingent
deferred sales charge (CDSC), which is 5 % in the first year, declining to 1 % in the sixth year, and is eliminated thereafter (except for Putnam Floating Rate Income Fund, Putnam Absolute Return 100 Fund, Putnam Fixed Income Absolute Return Fund, and Putnam Short - Term Municipal Income Fund, which is 1 % in the first year, declining to 0.5 % in the second year, and is eliminated thereafter).
Class B share returns reflect the applicable contingent
deferred sales charge (CDSC), which is 5 % in the first year, declining to 1 % in the sixth year, and is eliminated thereafter.
Fresh out of college, he followed the advice of a financial advisor, not recognizing that the mutual funds he was investing in had high management fees and
deferred sales charges.
If you decide to leave your firm and its funds, one thing to watch on the way out is
Deferred Sales Charge (DSC) fees.
The new adviser will have an opinion on your future strategy and will want to work to minimize the impact of
any deferred sales charges you might incur by making changes.