http://www.iraroth.net/2010/01/how-does-etrade-make-money-on-iras/ IRA Questions and Answers Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:36:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.iraroth.net/2010/01/how-does-etrade-make-money-on-iras/comment-page-1/#comment-494 $so fresh so clean$ Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:56:04 +0000 http://www.iraroth.net/2010/01/how-does-etrade-make-money-on-iras/#comment-494 They have annual fees or "expense" ratios. They have annual fees or “expense” ratios.

]]> http://www.iraroth.net/2010/01/how-does-etrade-make-money-on-iras/comment-page-1/#comment-493 efflandt Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:27:02 +0000 http://www.iraroth.net/2010/01/how-does-etrade-make-money-on-iras/#comment-493 There are trade commissions if you trade stocks, ETF's, or actual bonds. For mutual funds they get a portion of the annual expense ratio the fund charges, even if it has no load or transaction fee. The expense ratio is a small percentage already deducted out of historical returns, so you don't really see that amount directly. But the expense ratio should be listed somewhere in details about the fund. There are trade commissions if you trade stocks, ETF’s, or actual bonds. For mutual funds they get a portion of the annual expense ratio the fund charges, even if it has no load or transaction fee. The expense ratio is a small percentage already deducted out of historical returns, so you don’t really see that amount directly. But the expense ratio should be listed somewhere in details about the fund.

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