Even with voices like yours claiming that there's no evidence that load funds perform better than no-loads, they still get a lot of action. Brokers are not inclined to give up a solid commission to sell you a no-load fund. If a particular load fund performs very well even after the fee, there is nothing wrong with owning it. In the many years that I have been investing, I have only owned one load fund. Its performance during my ownership was not as good as most of my no-loads.
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