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Hidden Load - This is a fee charge on a sale that is not disclosed prior to the sale. It might be included in the fine print, but can easily be missed during the initial evaluation of a given prospectus. With life insurance companies for example, this might be cost assessed on the first year?s premiums used to build some cash value. In the area of mutual funds this can involve an annual fee that is a percentage of the assets, called a 12b-1 fee. It covers the expenses related to marketing and distribution, which are normally less than 1%. |
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