Not exact matches
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a Minnesota - based broker - dealer and investment adviser has agreed to settle charges for recommending and selling
higher -
fee mutual fund shares to retail retirement account customers and for failing to
provide sales charge waivers.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a Minnesota - based broker - dealer and investment adviser has agreed to settle charges for recommending and selling
higher -
fee mutual fund shares to retail retirement account customers and for failing to
provide sales charge waivers.
When considering alternative investments, you should consider the fact that some products may utilize leverage and other speculative investment practices that may increase the risk of investment loss and be illiquid, are not required to
provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, may involve complex tax structures and delays in distributing important tax information, are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as
mutual funds, often charge
high fees including incentive
fees, and in many cases have underlying investments that are not transparent and are known only to the investment manager.
IB Asset Management Smart Beta Portfolios have low
fees and
provide broad market exposure and potentially
higher returns than
Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded
Funds.
In either case a professionally managed, diversified account that utilizes segregated, or
mutual funds, with the top rated money managers will
provide a much
higher return with almost no risk, net of
fees.
«Broker - sold
mutual funds provide an incentive to brokers to sell their products, but the record reflects that conflicted brokers «reinforce erroneous beliefs about the market» and «guide people towards
high -
fee funds.»
They
provide an option with
higher liquidity and are pocket - friendly with lesser
fees as against
mutual fund products.
Risk Disclosure: Alternative investment products, including real estate investments, notes & debentures, hedge
funds and private equity, involve a
high degree of risk, often engage in leveraging and other speculative investment practices that may increase the risk of investment loss, can be highly illiquid, are not required to
provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, may involve complex tax structures and delays in distributing important tax information, are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as
mutual funds, often charge
high fees which may offset any trading profits, and in many cases the underlying investments are not transparent and are known only to the investment manager.