Mutual funds and fees

Links

 * John C. Bogle Founder and Former Chairman, The Vanguard Group Financial Analysts Journal; November/December 2005 CFA Institute's "Bold Thinking on Investment Management: The FAJ 60th Anniversary Anthology,"; 2005 The Relentless Rules of Humble Arithmetic
 * John C. Bogle Founder and Former Chairman, The Vanguard Group, The World Money Show, February 2, 2005, Orlando, Florida In Investing, You Get What You Don't Pay For

Academic Papers

 * Bergstresser, Daniel B., Chalmers, John M.R. and Tufano, Peter, "Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Brokers in the Mutual Fund Industry" (October 1, 2007). AFA 2006 Boston Meetings Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=616981
 * Bullard, Mercer, and O'Neal, Edward S., "The Costs of Using a Broker to Select Mutual Funds" ZAG Study, (November 2006). Available at http://www.zeroalphagroup.com/studies/113006_Zero_Alpha_Group_Fund_Democracy_Index_Funds_Report.pdf
 * French, Kenneth R., "The Cost of Active Investing" (April 9, 2008). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1105775
 * Haslem, John A., "Should the SEC Rid Mutual Fund Investors of 12b-1 Fees?" (March 31, 2008). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1114822
 * Houge, Todd and Wellman, Jay W., "The Use and Abuse of Mutual Fund Expenses" (January 31, 2006). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=880463
 * Khorana, Ajay, Servaes, Henri and Tufano, Peter, "Mutual Funds Fees Around the World" (July 23, 2007). HBS Finance Working Paper No. 901023 Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=901023