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A Fund Family That's Taken a Lot but Delivered Little

Stadion Funds has collected almost as much in fees as it has delivered in gains and income for more than a decade.

Jeffrey Ptak, CFA

Oct 17, 2017

Mentioned: Vanguard Balanced Index Inv (VBINX) , North Square Trilogy Alternative Ret A (STTGX) , North Square Tactical Growth I (ETFOX) , North Square Tactical Defensive A (ETFRX)

Imagine a fund that's performed like this one has:

Source: Morningstar Analysts.

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