Who's Fund is it Anyway?
They are the #1 Asset Manager in the world
BlackRock
An upfront sales charge investors pay when they buy fund shares.
Front-end sales loads
This is the minimum percent commission that one can earn.
2.25%
This section of a Fund Fact Sheet states what goal the fund aims to achieve
Investment Objective section
The minimum required to open an account.
$1,000
This Fund Family is known for how they leverage a multiple manager approach to managing their funds
American Funds
A fee charged annually to an investment fund to cover management fees and operating costs of a fund
expense ratios
This is the trailing commissions earned
60% of 12b1 fees... most often 0.15%
This section of the Fund Fact Sheet states the costs, or fee, of the mutual fund.
the expense ratio section
The minimum required to set up systematic payments
$50
This manager has 26 4 and 5 Star rated funds available
BlackRock
Customers may qualify for a reduced front-end sales charge by signing a "this" stating their intention to purchase a certain amount within a 13-month period.
Letter of Intent
This percentage of NCM equates to IPS travel Credits
3%
This section of a Fund Fact Sheet reports on the performance of the fund and is typically present in 1, 3, 5, 10, and since-inception
the Returns section
BlackRock requires "x" per fund
$1,000
This fund family has a target date flight plan through retirement
American Funds
If a customer has "x" amount of funds in an IRA account their annual fee is waived
$150,000
This is the percentage of commission paid for investments that exceed the maximum breakpoint.
0.45%
This section of a fund fact sheet generally shows the largest ten holdings in the fund and the percentage each holding comprises of the total fund portfolio.
Largest Holdings Section
What is the maximum number of American Fund Funds that one can one purchase with $2000
8
By leveraging indexing strategies, this Fund family typically has lower than average expense ratios
BlackRock
At what investment level is the sales charge 0% for the Equity Funds
1,000,000
This is the maximum you can earn with the IPS Product Line Bonus
$35,000
This percentage of funds that have expense ratios at or below their category peer group averages
81%
$2
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