In a recent podcast, I spoke in some detail about the issue of fees (particularly mutual fund expense ratios) and how much investors are paying their advisors for the right to own certain assets. Those comments elicited a lot of listener emails asking me for detail on the subject of fees.

Well, ask and ye shall receive.

In this episode, I tell you what you need to know about the fees, commissions, exit fees and transaction costs associated with brokerage firms, mutual funds, investment advisors, and even private REITs.

More importantly, I tell you how to ask the right questions of your broker, advisor, mutual fund firm (and even yourself), regarding the fees associated with what you own.

If you've ever been confused by the cost of financial products (and we've all been there), then this episode is for you.