Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• FRONT-END LOAD
  
  Refers to charges which are imposed upon the purchase or acquisition of an investment position. Many times these charges are on a sliding scale. Sometimes, these charges are viewed as impediments for early withdrawals. They are called front-end because they occur at the beginning of the investment process.
  
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