...before it is considered for passage. "It's a great idea. My only complaint is it isn't big enough," said Sheldon Jacobs, editor and publisher of the No-Load Fund Investor newsletter. "For the last two years, I have not done any...

...a muni bond. I think it was a bit of a shock," said Russel Kinnel, director of fund analysis at Morningstar. Sheldon Jacobs, publisher of the "No-Load Fund Investor," identifies two mutual fund industry trends in 2000. "If a fund...

...return on equities historically is 12 percent, you have paid one-fourth of your total return in overhead," said Sheldon Jacobs, editor and publisher of The No-Load Investor newsletter. Loads can also vary based on the amount invested and...