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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.

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Ethereum Investors Just Got Some Bullish News

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Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) investors might recall a fine Wednesday last January when the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on spot Bitcoin prices hit the Street. The SEC eventually yielded to investor pressure and a torrent of ETF applications, approving the first funds based on Bitcoin futures in 2021.

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3 Magnificent S&P 500 Dividend Stocks Down 22%, 35%, and 45% to Buy and Hold Forever

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Investors appear to be increasingly interested in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) , or even individual stocks. Traditional mutual funds like the ones its investment company Franklin Templeton mostly manages appear to be falling out of favor. trillion, topping its late-2021 peak of nearly $1.6

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Got $1,000 to Invest in Stocks? Put It in This Index Fund.

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Asset Class Annualized Nominal Return, 1802 to 2021 Stocks 8.4% For example, over the 75 years between 1946 and 2021, stocks grew at an average annual rate of 11.3%, vs. 5.8% Here's a terrific S&P 500 index fund Meet the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO). Bonds 5% Bills 4% Gold 2.1% Image source: Getty Images.

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3 Magnificent S&P 500 Dividend Stocks Down 30% (or More) to Buy and Hold Forever

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And while mutual funds have been facing increased outflows, Franklin Resources is expanding its reach into other areas to offset the impact. That notably includes exchange-traded funds and so-called alternative investments. That said, the company has increased its dividend annually for 44 consecutive years.

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Stock-Split Watch: Is Nvidia Next?

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Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) , the leading producer of artificial intelligence (AI) chips, split its stock in 2021, and iPhone maker Apple did so the year before. In 2021, Nvidia stock was priced at $583.36 In 2022, e-commerce titan Amazon and Google parent Alphabet each had stock splits. N/A= not explored in this article.

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Wishing You'd Bought Nvidia? Surprise! You May Already Own It!

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If you've been hearing a lot about semiconductor company Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) in recent months and you're not sure why, check out its returns in recent years: Year Return 2023 239% 2022 (50%) 2021 125% 2020 122% 2019 76% 2018 (31%) 2017 81% 2016 224% Source: 1stock1.com.