4. Comparing mutual fundsUnderstanding the Costs Involved in Mutual Fund InvestmentsThe following table presents information on four different open-end mutual funds. Use the information in the table to answer the questions that follow.FUNDGibEx pPwrSL rPFINMajtrkNAV NET CHG YTD % RET11.32-0.022.530.770.085.427.810.227.942.210.319.0The mutual fundTrueTrue or False: You can generally expect funds that charge back-end load fees to outperform funds that do not charge these fees.charges a back-end load fee.False Suppose Majtrk has a front-end load fee of 9%. If you purchase 100 shares of this fund at the NAV, you will pay a commission of Sin one month, you sell the shares, youpay a redemption fee at that time.If you are interested only in funds without any fee, youthe quotations as listed in the table, it is11,to use additional online resources to find no-load funds, because using onlyto determine the amount of any front-end load fee that the fund may charge.

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Understanding the Costs Involved in Mutual Fund Investments The following table presents information on four different open-end mutual funds. Use the information in the table to answer the questions that follow. FUND NAV NET CHG YTD % RET GibEx p 11.32 -0.02 2.5 PwrSL r 30.77 0.08 5.4 PFIN 27.81 0.22 7.9 Majtrk 42.21 0.31 9.0 The mutual fund charges a back-end load fee. True or False: You can generally expect funds that charge back-end load fees to outperform funds that do not charge these fees. True

Understanding the Costs Involved in Mutual Fund Investments The following table presents information on four different open-end mutual funds. Use the information in the table to answer the questions that follow. FUND NAV NET CHG YTD % RET GibEx p 11.32 -0.02 2.5 PwrSL r 30.77 0.08 5.4 PFIN 27.81 0.22 7.9 Majtrk 42.21 0.31 9.0 The mutual fund charges a back-end load fee. True or False: You can generally expect funds that charge back-end load fees to outperform funds that do not charge these fees. True

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