a. You expect a tax-free municipal bond portfolio to provide a rate of return of 4.5%. Management fees of the fund are 0.65%. What fraction of portfolio income is given up to fees? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) Bond fund b. If the management fees for an equity fund also are 0.65%, but you expect a portfolio return of 17.0%, what fraction of portfolio income is given up to fees? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) Equity fund % O Bond fund O Equity fund % c. For which fund might management fees be a bigger factor in your investment decision?

a. You expect a tax-free municipal bond portfolio to provide a rate of return of 4.5%. Management fees of the fund are 0.65%. What fraction of portfolio income is given up to fees? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) Bond fund b. If the management fees for an equity fund also are 0.65%, but you expect a portfolio return of 17.0%, what fraction of portfolio income is given up to fees? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.) Equity fund % O Bond fund O Equity fund % c. For which fund might management fees be a bigger factor in your investment decision?

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Author:Randall Billingsley, Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk

Publisher:Randall Billingsley, Lawrence J. Gitman, Michael D. Joehnk

Chapter13: Investing In Mutual Funds, Etfs, And Real Estate

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