These fund companies almost always have higher fees and worse net performance than no-load funds.

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To be sure, the performance numbers we publish are net of all costs (other than the sales load, if any, you pay on entering the fund).

FORBES: Hidden Expenses

Greentown China Holdings of Hangzhou, which earlier this year took on Hong Kong property giant Wharf as a new investor, said yesterday first-half net profit doubled to 1.8 billion yuan and its debt load had come down.

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