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Business model of the BAM alliance?
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 3:15 am
by hedgehog
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http://www.thebamalliance.com/)
As far as I understand they sell low cost index funds(?). So how do they pay their advisers? Is this a win-win business model for advisers and customers alike?
Re: Business model of the BAM alliance?
Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 1:10 pm
by smurff
It's made up of wealth management funds, so wouldn't the standard fees apply?
Re: Business model of the BAM alliance?
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 6:40 am
by hedgehog
smurff wrote:
It's made up of wealth management funds, so wouldn't the standard fees apply?
Dan Solin, author of the
Smartest series of investment books is some big shot at the BAM Alliance:
http://smartestinvestmentbook.com/about.php
He is also a big advocate for low cost index funds.
Wealth management funds are... what? Are they different or better? I don't know.
Did I find some kind of a controversy here is Dan advocates low cost index funds on one side but works with higher cost funds(?) - I don't know. Or no controversy here, he just have to make a living?
Whatever the situation is, educate me on the topic.
Re: Business model of the BAM alliance?
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 4:30 pm
by Libertarian666
I believe he used to blog for DFA, which IMO is a snake-oil outfit that has funds with a wonderful track record... that was made up by backtesting.