LOAD-ADJUSTED RETURN

The return on a mutual fund an investor actually sees, following the investment fees charged to sales shares of mutual funds shares are deducted from the investment returns. For instance, if an investor places $6,000 into a no-load mutual fund and earns a 10% return in the first year, he would earn $600 should he decides to cash out. But if the mutual fund has 2% front-end load to buy shares, he has lost $60 upon purchasing, leaving $5,940 for investing. And he would earn only $594 from the 10% return.