1.   A big expense is the cost of trading, which means that funds that engage in excessive buying and selling of stocks also pay lots of broker commissions.

2.   Chart on brokers commission.

3.   Edwards opposes efforts by federal regulators to eliminate broker commissions.

4.   Even the most expensive online brokers charge commissions that are a fraction of what full-service brokers charge.

5.   For one, wage hikes were inflated by an increase in compensation for workers on Wall Street, where broker commissions swelled during a sizzling rally in stocks.

6.   The specifics of the allegations against Robertson Stephens are less clear, but they deal with the same general issue of inflated broker commissions, a source said.

7.   Vanguard was one of the first fund companies to offer no-load funds, which eliminate broker commissions.