By The Wall Street Journal How much does it cost you to own a mutual fund? Probably a lot more than you think. In selecting mutual funds, most investors know to check the expense ratio, the standard measure of how much it costs to own a fund. U.S.-stock funds pay an average of 1.31% of [...]

February 02, 2010, 07:29 PM EST (Adds unemployment figures, Obama comments, Republican reaction and banking officials beginning in fourth paragraph.) By Edwin Chen and Nicholas Johnston Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama said $30 billion of the bailout money paid back by Wall Street financial institutions should [...]