Cutting your investment costs to the bone has been, is, and always will be the single most reliable method for individual investors to increase their long -
term net investment returns.
Although a 6 - percent post-inflation return sounds pretty decent, according to a study performed by investment research company Morningstar, during a period of 10 percent (pre-inflation) market returns, the average investor actually earned only a 3
percent net investment return.
However, assumptions such
as net investment returns and retirement spending can have a large impact on forecasted retirement success, even for small changes in parameters.
Mutual fund returns are reported net of fees, so the money collected from investors and paid out to other parties is not explicitly reported to investors, it simply reduces
the net investment return of the fund.
They typically cite the fact that an index of hedge funds run by women has outperformed a broader hedge fund index, and that a study of more than 35,000 households» discount brokerage accounts showed that more frequent trading by men reduced
their net investment returns by almost a full percentage more than women's trading lowered their returns.
The higher the investing management expenses, trading expenses, and trading taxes, the lesser
the net investment returns for the average investor.
Therefore, if you earn 10 % return in a given year, and the management fees is 0.50 %, then
your net investment return is 9.50 %.
I should be able to improve consistently and reliably
your net investment returns year after year, after all fees and taxes are taken into account.
This combination of poor performance and high fees caused the MIP at the relevant times to fail to produce
a net investment return sufficient to outpace inflation.
And since fees and taxes are probably the areas where you have the most control, being aware of tax implications can help you to increase
your net investment returns.