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A Financial Mystery: Investors Paying Tens of Billions of Dollars to Underperforming Mutual Funds -- When Index Funds are Cheaper and Perform Better

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In 2021, investors paid almost $90 billion in total fees on about $14 trillion of actively managed mutual funds to an industry flogging a product demonstrably inferior to index funds. Active vs. passive funds It's quite a problem, and a seemingly puzzling one, too. Imagine two funds, each returning 10% annually.

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Surprise: You're Probably Paying a Lot More in Investing Fees Than You Think

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38% of mutual fund investors think they don't pay any mutual fund fees or expenses. That's very troubling -- because most investors pay fees of various kinds, and they can be considerable, sometimes even reducing investment returns significantly. 17% say they don't know how much they pay.

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2 Dividend Stocks to Double Up On Right Now

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Ironically, that situation might set investors up for some excellent long-term returns if they focus on buying these two dividend stocks while Wall Street is looking elsewhere for gains. The company accounts for a huge proportion of the wider market's earnings, which makes it a big part of many index and mutual funds.

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History Says Being Added to S&P 500 Will Have This Impact on Palantir Stock

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stocks and there is an enormous amount of investor money tied to the index because so many exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds track/mimic its performance. percentage points between the announcement date and the effective date, while stocks added to the index between 2000 and 2010 saw an excess return of 3.6

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What's the Best Way to Invest in Stocks Without Any Experience? Start With This ETF.

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That option is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). ETFs are similar to mutual funds but they are more accessible to the average investor and they trade more like stocks. The S&P 500 has performed well over a long time, averaging total annual returns topping 10% for decades. And that return is where this fund really shines.

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Think Hedge Funds Are Super Secret? They're Often Not -- and You Can Invest in Many of the Same Stocks.

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What are hedge funds? A hedge fund has a lot in common with a standard actively managed mutual fund. Like a typical mutual fund , it pools the money of investors, and its managers decide how to invest that money. Hedge funds tend to charge significantly higher fees than mutual funds.

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3 Stocks That Can Help You Grow Richer in 2025

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Opendoor is a housing stock that will surely deliver monster returns when the tide turns. Dutch Bros As renowned investor Peter Lynch demonstrated as a mutual fund manager in the 1980s, investing in fast-growing restaurant brands while they are small can produce huge returns. The Motley Fool recommends Dutch Bros.

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