
It’s Not Free: Why You Need to Take a Closer Look at Commission-Free Trading
Commission-free trading creates splashy headlines but raises concerns that those revenues might be replaced with less transparent costs.
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Commission-free trading creates splashy headlines but raises concerns that those revenues might be replaced with less transparent costs.

People are more aware of fees than ever, but they still don’t give fees as much weight in their decisions as they do past performance, which is ironic because investment fees are a strong predictor of future returns.
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Diversification is said to be the only free lunch in investing, but that’s not entirely true because the extra fees associated with more exotic asset classes frequently offset the benefits of otherwise attractive diversifiers.
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