We've compiled a list of the most expensive, egregious, unexpected and just downright unreasonable charges of 2015; our guide includes data on average expenses, the biggest offenders in each category and how you can keep these fees from sneaking up and taking a bite out of your budget.
Table 6 presents the results on average expenses of 13 anti-hypotension drugs (Daily Drug Dosage - DDD) from three cities, one of which (Guangzhou) used the collective bidding to purchase these drugs.
For retail investors, ETFs provide a cheaper route into many assets than that provided by most fund managers: the average expenses on an ETF are around 0.25% a year compared with the 1-2% charged by most mutual funds.
On average, Medicaid expenses rose 14percentt last year, more than double targeted estimates.
The standard rate is based on average car expenses, with an estimate for gasoline costs based on prices in the previous year -- currently, about $1.50 a gallon.
The average expense ratio on an actively managed fund buying foreign stocks is 1.49%, according to Morningstar.
The average expense ratio on funds (weighted by their size) is 0.81% a year, so the business is good for $89 billion in revenue.
Plus, although the average expense ratio on bond funds of 1.1% is small compared with the appreciation I foresee, it's big compared with the current 5.5% yield on a 30-year Treasury.
As fund assets at UBS Brinsonn group grew 28-fold in the decade through 2000 to $7 billion, and revenues from fund fees increased 32-fold, this family's average expense rate (on U.S. stock funds) rose from $1.14 to $1.29 per $100.
Money market funds yield a scant one-half of 1percentt, on average, after deducting expenses that in many cases considerably exceed the yield.
"If I am newly injured, the iBOT would help me avoid an average expense of $40,000 on home modification, which includes refurnishing, building ramps and lowering shelves," said Jean-Luc Butel, president of Independence Technologies, the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary that is manufacturing the iBOT.
