12B-1 PLAN
No-load mutual fund allowed to use its own assets to pay its distribution expenses. An alternative to paying sales fees seen in loaded funds, it charges an annual percentage according to the investment’s current value. It avoids paying a front-end or back-end load when obtaining or redeeming the fund.
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