Learn · Fees
What you're paying, and why it matters.
Fees are the single biggest lever on your long-term returns, and they're the thing most people understand the least. Five short guides, no spin.
What your fees are actually costing you.
A 0.85% fee and a 2.5% fee sound similar. Over 20 years they're not. Here's the maths, without spin.
5 min readPerformance fees: when are they fair?
Not all performance fees are bad. But the structure matters more than the number. Here's what to check.
4 min readAdvisor fees, platform fees, fund fees.
Three different fees, charged by three different parties, usually buried in one number. Untangled.
3 min readThe 1% rule, explained.
"Just 1% more" sounds like nothing. Here's what it actually does over a working lifetime.
4 min readQuestions to ask before you sign anything.
A short checklist for any new product, investment, or advisor relationship. The answers tell you a lot.
See what your fees are actually doing.
SimVida pulls all your fees together in one place, so you can see what you're paying, to whom, and on what. Free for you to use.