Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Investor questions timing and commissions in a stock cycle

The reader describes owning 100 shares for four years with a price range from the upper 30s to $50 and asks if selling at the high and buying back at the low twice yearly is feasible. The answer warns such a stock cycle as impossible, explains brokers’ role and fees, and debunks a no load fund as misnamed while detailing management fees.