CONCLUSION In this chapter we learned about the critical importance of low cost when selecting mutual funds. Accordingly, we will avoid all load funds and we will favor low-cost index funds. We will always read the prospectus to determine the published costs of any fund we are considering. We will always know a fund’s turnover so that we have an idea of the fund’s hidden transaction costs—the higher the turnover, the higher the cost is likely to be. We will not use wrap accounts. We will remember that low cost is the best predictor for selecting funds with above-average performance. Above all,
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