12b-1 fees are fees that mutual fund companies use to pay the brokers who sell their products.  The funny thing is not many people know about these fees and they certainly don’t know how much …

I dont really have to say too much about this article from the WSJ titled “Brokers Win, Investors Lose Key Reform”.  Jason Zweigs column in the publication is called “The Intelligent Investor.”  He generally does …

SAC Capitals founder Steve Cohen oversees $12B in assets these days.  While this is down from the peak of $16B its still pretty impressive.  Steve has always been known as an extremely private money manager.  …

From The Wall Street Journal:
Over the past 15 or 20 years, advisers have started charging annual fees—frequently around 1% to 2% of assets—rather than taking commissions on individual transactions. The motive was simple: Securities firms …