Understanding Investment Fees: From Brokerage Commissions to Sales Loads

"Investment and brokerage fees eat into your investment returns. Whether they’re baked into the funds you’ve selected as an expense ratio, added on as a brokerage commission when you buy or sell, or charged by an advisor who is helping you sort through it all, it’s important that you know what you’re paying." Arielle O'Shea explains the wide range of fees that eat away at investment accounts and suggests ways to reduce or eliminate them. https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/investing/brokerage-commissions-fees/