So-called target funds, used to save for retirement, are made up of collections of other funds. Aren't the fund companies double-dipping on fees -- charging you for the target fund and the funds they invest in, too?
Target-date funds are great for busy investors. These funds operate on autopilot, spreading assets among stocks, bonds and cash (typically using other funds to do so) and adjusting the mix to become more conservative as retirement approaches. A few fund families still layer two fees into their target funds, but such double-dippers as the American funds and American Century aren't all that expensive, anyway.
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