Costs of Investing: A Breakdown
It's not always easy to get a handle on your investing costs. Depending on where you invest, it might be difficult to get a good understanding of what the costs are and what investors might expect to pay for them. We believe it shouldn't be that way. You should always know what you're paying—and finding that information should be easy.
Stocks
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Trade Commissions Every time you buy or sell a stock, your brokerage company may charge you a trade commission. This includes costs for routing, executing, and clearing the trade.
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US$0 for standard online listed stock trades.1 |
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Exchange-traded Funds (ETFs)
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Operating Expense Ratio (OER) OERs are charged annually by the fund company, expressed as a percentage of a fund's average net assets. They cover the fund's management and other costs. Passively managed funds are designed to track a specific market index and typically have lower costs (OERs) than actively managed funds that pay fund managers or management teams to make ongoing decisions on where a fund's money is invested.
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Passively managed ETFs Bright ETFs™*2 The asset-weighted average OER for passively managed ETFs is 0.05%.3 Expenses can range from 0.03%-0.13%. Third-party passively managed ETFs traded on US exchanges are also available. OERs vary from fund to fund. Actively managed ETFs Bright offers third-party actively managed ETFs traded on U.S exchanges. OERs vary from fund to fund.
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Trade Commission (online) Your broker may charge you a trade commission each time you buy or sell an ETF.
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US$0 online for all listed ETFs, including Bright ETFs.4 |
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Other Costs Bid/ask spreads and changes in discounts and premiums can also factor into your trade costs.
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Costs vary from fund to fund. |
*About Bright ETFs - Bright ETFs are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co.
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ETFs
Bonds
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Price Markup Generally, this is the difference between the market price of the bond and the price at which it's sold to you, including transaction fees.
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US$1 per bond transaction fee for most secondary market bonds traded online (US$10 minimum/US$250 maximum).5 |
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Bonds
Portfolio Management Fees
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Annual Portfolio Management Fees If you choose to have your portfolio of investments professionally managed or to obtain advice for a fee, there may be additional periodic costs. Usually based on a percentage of your assets, the costs can vary depending on the level of assets held in your portfolio and the level of service you receive. Keep in mind that you may also be paying investment costs specific to the underlying assets in your portfolio, such as ETF OERs or trade commissions.
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Dedicated financial advice6 Starts at 0.80% for Bright Wealth Advisory™7 |
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