How a 1% MER Reduces a $100,000 Portfolio by $25,038 Over 10 Years, Modelled on Real Vanguard Data
Most investors know fees matter. What most haven’t seen is the dollar number. This analysis uses a decade of real Vanguard fund data, VOO at 0.03% MER and VFINX at 0.14% MER, to model exactly how a 1% management expense ratio compounds against a $100,000 portfolio over 10 and 30 years. The results are more concrete than most fee discussions get.”