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Upfront Investment Fees Are (Almost) No More

The evolution’s winners and losers.

John Rekenthaler

Jul 17, 2019

Mentioned: Apple Inc (AAPL)

Wasting Away
Once upon a time, retail investors paid large entry fees.

In the 1970s, the average stock transaction, as measured by brokerage commission plus half the bid-ask spread, consumed about 1% of an investor’s stake. That percentage began to fall in 1975, when the SEC deregulated commission prices, but it did not disappear. When the 1990s began, for example, the average transaction was 0.50%.

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