PEOPLE OVERVIEW. The 2016 Redwood City, California, population is 85,288. There are 4,385 people per square mile (population density).
In addition to paying the portfolio manager's salary, the management fee covers the cost of the investment manager's staff, research, technical equipment, computers, and travel expenses to send analysts to meet corporate management. While fees vary, the average equity mutual fund management fee is about 1.40%.
1 Front-end load or initial sales charge (ISC) â Some mutual funds charge a fee when you buy your units or shares. 2  This is a percentage (up to 5%) of the amount that you are investing in the fund. 3  The fee is paid to the investment firm that sells you the fund.4  You can negotiate this fee with your advisor. This is a percentage (up to 5%) of the amount that you are investing in the fund. 2  The fee is paid to the investment firm that sells you the fund. 3  You can negotiate this fee with your advisor. 4  Back-end load or deferred sales charge (DSC) â Some funds charge a fee of up to 6% when you sell your units or shares.