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The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 15, 2024
Professional fund managers tend to be highly educated, hard-working, and extremely smart. But it doesn't take a highly complex trading plan to come out ahead of 98% of professional mutual fund managers over the long run. So, the odds are already against fund managers from the start. Image source: Getty Images.
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 29, 2024
Unlike most of the time prior to 2000, now you need 20-year holding periods to ensure you're achieving the sorts of reliable returns you'd expect -- and need -- from the stock market. Rethinking how you pick stocks But what does this mean in practical, actionable terms? Company-specific resiliency is also something to consider.
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The Motley Fool
DECEMBER 31, 2023
How will the stock market perform in 2024? Most analysts are at least somewhat optimistic about how the stock market will fare in 2024. Admittedly, these companies are only moderately bullish with their projections of an upside potential of a little under 5%. Here's what Wall Street thinks.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 20, 2025
Mutual fund company Fidelity reports that as of the third quarter of 2024, over 540,000 participants in the workplace retirement plans it administers were sitting on million-dollar-plus stashes. At least max out your company's match That $3,000 figure is an arbitrary one, of course. But don't sweat it.
The Motley Fool
JULY 28, 2024
This could portend a big stock market move. And there are two Vanguard exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to buy that could be especially big winners. It includes physical currency, demand deposits, savings deposits, and money market mutual funds. Are there any four-leaf clovers in the investing world?
The Motley Fool
OCTOBER 28, 2024
And in an ironic twist, the less competitive you are, the better you'll be able to stick with a strategy that can lead you to after-tax returns that beat 98% of professionally managed mutual funds. All you have to do is buy a broad-based index fund and hold it for years. That's why mutual funds charge fees.
The Motley Fool
JANUARY 27, 2024
If your goal is to beat the stock market experts, history proves that there is one ridiculously easy way to do so. Simplicity is key If the vast majority of fund managers lose to the market over an extended period of time, the flip side couldn't be more obvious. Clients are basically paying to underperform.
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