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9/2/2006 8:12:43 PM EDT
You have heard of "socially responsible" mutual funds, which don't invest in "sin stocks" such as weapons, alcohol, gambling, etc., right?

I just found out that there is a mutual fund that specializes in sin stocks, the Vice Fund, VICEX.  

It is expensive, with a 1.75% annual fee, but it has been beating the S&P500 for the last few years.  

Top holding include tobacco (Altria), gambling (MGM Mirage), beer (Anheuser Busch), defense (United Technologies).

I bet Smith & Wesson are in there, too.
9/3/2006 10:28:47 PM EDT
[#1]
I heard of that a while ago.  I'd be tempted, but I'm alergic to expenses above 1%.
9/4/2006 8:21:41 AM EDT
[#2]
I agree, high expenses are usually not worth it.
9/5/2006 7:34:34 PM EDT
[#3]
I'm not sure how much you have to invest, but why not buy a couple shares of each stock in the fund?

That fee is absurb, that is ridiculously high.  Not worth it in my mind