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
JUNE 29, 2024
Professional fund managers are in charge of investing billions of dollars for investors. They're often highly educated, have years of investment experience, and get paid well for their skills and expertise. But the second factor severely diminishes the returns passed on to investors in actively-managed funds.
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The Motley Fool
JULY 29, 2024
Wall Street is full of extremely smart, well-educated, highly compensated individuals in charge of managing billions of dollars of investors' money. You don't need to be a Wall Street insider to beat most actively managed mutual funds. All you have to do is buy an S&P 500 index fund like the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO).
The Motley Fool
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Professional fund managers are extremely smart, highly educated, hard-working, and ultra-competitive. If you can perform in the top 2% of all professional fund managers on Wall Street, you're sure to find yourself with a very handsome payday at some point. All you have to do is buy a broad-based index fund and hold it for years.
The Motley Fool
AUGUST 31, 2024
Here are some shocking statistics via a recent report from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation: 21% of investors don't think they pay any kind of fee for investing. 38% of mutual fund investors think they don't pay any mutual fund fees or expenses.
The Motley Fool
AUGUST 31, 2024
Most HSAs give you plenty of options to invest your contributions, such as stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds. But whereas interest on a bank CD is considered taxable income, interest earned in an HSA isn't taxed -- so long as you use the funds for medical expenses. Likewise, CDs are usually among this mix.
The Motley Fool
JULY 23, 2023
championed the creation of what are now known as Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (ESA) as another option for folks seeking to finance their kids' higher education down the road. But be aware that each state has its own mix of other 529 program features, including additional tax credits and allowable education expenses.
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