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. However, the challenge is compounded as the fund manager starts managing more capital.
The Motley Fool
MAY 16, 2024
Finding an ETF or mutual fund that can consistently beat the market year in and year out is practically impossible. Wall Street is full of sharp minds that are often willing to share their investment insights and strategies with everyday investors through a mutual fund. That's not for lack of options.
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The Motley Fool
JUNE 30, 2024
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. If you can swing bigger annual investments, you can amass much more, even faster. Thus, shareholders are paying for their expertise.
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.
The Motley Fool
JULY 29, 2024
You don't need to be a Wall Street insider to beat most actively managed mutual funds. A simple investment strategy has outperformed nearly 88% of funds over the past 15 years, and its relative performance typically gets better over time. Here are the most recent results for large-cap funds.
The Motley Fool
OCTOBER 28, 2024
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. Not to mention, you'll have proven to have the investment chops to take on more assets, earning more money in the future. That's why mutual funds charge fees.
The Motley Fool
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
It's a quirk of stock market mechanics that makes a simple investment strategy far better than the average actively managed mutual fund. While it might be possible for many professional funds to outperform over the short run, it gets harder and harder as time goes on. Image source: Getty Images.
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