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Finance: What is a redemption charge?
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A redemption charge is a charge applied when you redeem shares of a mutual fund in a deferred commission purchase structure.

Finance: What is the Tax Reform Act of 1986?
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What was the Tax Reform Act of 1986? Hit play to find out.

Finance: What are Passive Investing and Passive Investors?
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What are Passive Investing and Passive Investors? Passive investing and passive investors are ones who opt to ride the market out over the long ter...

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What is Relative Return? Also referred to as alpha, relative return is return on investment (most often a mutual fund or ETF) that generates relative to its particular benchmark index. This allows for apples to apples comparison of rival funds, since fees may be an important aspect of costs that affect relative return.

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