An Investment Consultant recently contacted me regarding my current retirement portfolio (held by a large firm). This company offered a free evaluation and of course has come back with a proposed re-balanced portfolio. Two funds they have recommended, a Large Blend and a Small Blend, have redemption fees of 2.00. The Large Blend has an expense ratio of .37 while the Small Blend expense ratio is 1.30. Other funds I have purchased in the past have modest expense ratios and no redemption fees (DODBX for one).
The Investment Consultant told me the reason she is recommending these funds is to reduce my holding in Financials, increase IT, and move .10 to International Equities. The good news, though I haven't seen it in writing anywhere, is I will not be charged any fees or commssions for this re-balancing.
Is there a rule as to what is reasonable for these redemption fees? Both funds have outperformed their category average and have comparable YTD returns on the funds they are replacing.
Thank you.