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Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund
The February 4, 2011 issue of U.S. News & World Report included an article entitled "4 Hidden Costs in Investing" by Adam Bold in its "The Smarter Investor" column.
In the article, Bold notes that while fees are not the only factor to consider when making investment decisions, it's a good idea to be aware of mutual fund fees and how they are structured. He reviews front-end loads, back-end and ongoing loads, 12b-1 fees, and management fees.
Bold cites Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund in his discussion, a Fund he recommends, noting the Fund's long-term performance, net of all expenses. [See the Fund's one-year, five-year, and ten-year performance on our Price and Performance page.] Whitney George is the Portfolio Manager of that Fund. Chip Skinner serves as Assistant Portfolio Manager.
The author suggests that investors "Look for how long the manager has been running the fund and what his returns have been for that time period. If the manager has consistently beaten his peers, then it's worth it to pay a reasonable management fee. But, if you have to choose between two funds with similar returns, choose the fund with lower expenses."
Read the full article at money.usnews.com.Important Disclosure Information
Note: Adam Bold is the founder of The Mutual Fund Store, which provides fee-only investment advice, and is host of The Mutual Fund Show, a call-in radio program broadcast. Mr. Bold's thoughts in this piece are solely his own and, of course, there can be no assurance with regard to future market movements.
This material is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.Royce Low-Priced Stock Fund invests primarily in small-cap and micro-cap stocks, which may involve considerably more risk than investing in larger-cap stocks. (Please see "Primary Risks for Fund Investors" in the prospectus). The Fund may invest up to 25% of its net assets in foreign securities, which may involve political, economic, currency and other risks not encountered in U.S. investments. (Please see "Investing in Foreign Securities" in the prospectus). The Russell 2000 is an unmanaged, capitalization-weighted index of domestic small-cap stocks. It measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest publicly traded U.S. companies in the Russell 3000 index. Distributor: Royce Fund Services, Inc.
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