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Cost of Mutual funds as an indicator
A lot of mutual funds charge a hefty yearly fee for managing your money. The article tells about an intriguing theory that the fee you pay for your mutual fund is not the best prediction of future performance. Rather the lower fee you pay for your mutual fund the better it will perform.

Quote article: “FRC tested 11 popular criteria, including Morning Star ratings, past performance, turnover ratios, asset size, expense ratios, fund manager tenure, net sales, as well as for measures of risk and volatility. The results showed that out of 11 criteria the expense ratio was the only one that has significant relevance in predicting performance”.