Comments on: Investing in Banks is Boring But Sexy http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/19/investing-in-banks-is-boring-but-sexy/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:34:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jason http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/19/investing-in-banks-is-boring-but-sexy/#comment-5770 Jason Fri, 19 May 2006 20:09:25 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/19/investing-in-banks-is-boring-but-sexy/#comment-5770 I was just thinking about this last week. There seems to be alot of consolidation with bigger banks buying the smaller ones. I would bet the large banks with alot of fees would be pretty profitable as most people just choose a bank near them and don't do alot of research on fees and rates. I was just thinking about this last week. There seems to be alot of consolidation with bigger banks buying the smaller ones. I would bet the large banks with alot of fees would be pretty profitable as most people just choose a bank near them and don’t do alot of research on fees and rates.

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/19/investing-in-banks-is-boring-but-sexy/#comment-5709 Flexo Fri, 19 May 2006 15:21:08 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/19/investing-in-banks-is-boring-but-sexy/#comment-5709 Check out <a href="http://finance.google.com/finance?mfid=4162071" rel="nofollow">VFAIX</a> (it's a Vanguard Admiral Shares fund, so you have to have a huge initial investment) or its complementary ETF: <a href="http://finance.google.com/finance?cid=704812" rel="nofollow">VFH</a>. There are probably may non-index financial funds, but then you've got higher management fees. VFAIX's management fee is 0.28%. Check out VFAIX (it’s a Vanguard Admiral Shares fund, so you have to have a huge initial investment) or its complementary ETF: VFH.

There are probably may non-index financial funds, but then you’ve got higher management fees. VFAIX’s management fee is 0.28%.

]]> By: Dus10 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/19/investing-in-banks-is-boring-but-sexy/#comment-5699 Dus10 Fri, 19 May 2006 15:10:59 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/05/19/investing-in-banks-is-boring-but-sexy/#comment-5699 Do you know of any funds that invest in banking? Do you know of any funds that invest in banking?

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