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Warren Ingram and Pieter de Villiers discuss the complexities of investment fees and how to understand the total cost of investing.

In this episode, Warren Ingram and Pieter de Villiers break down one of the most confusing parts of investing: total fees. They explain how to understand the full cost of investing through effective annual cost, including investment management fees, platform/admin fees, and advisor fees. Chapters 00:00: Introduction to the fee question01:55 :What effective annual cost means02:24: Investment management fees: active vs passive05:04: Performance fees and realistic fund fee ranges07:11: How to co...

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Host: Warren Ingram

Guest: Pieter de Villiers

Topics covered

• investment fees
• effective annual cost
• investment management
• performance fees
• cost of investing

Keywords

• investment fees
• effective annual cost
• management fees
• performance fees
• cost of investing

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