Just how much they share is a secret, but we can tell you that the list price is 0.4% per year of shareholder assets held at Schwab, 0.35% at Fidelity and elsewhere.

FORBES: 2004 Mutual Fund Survey

For authors and publishers, the agency model provides them with greater control over the timing of their promotions and higher per-unit earnings of 70% of the list price as opposed to 50% for the conventional wholesale pricing model.

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