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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.
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.
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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. Active vs. passive funds It's quite a problem, and a seemingly puzzling one, too. Image source: Getty Images.
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. Just find the most basic index fund -- or something as close to an index fund as you can find -- and opt for that one.
The Motley Fool
JUNE 29, 2024
It doesn't take an advanced degree or special insider knowledge to do better than the vast majority of actively-managed mutual funds. It's a strategy Warren Buffett famously bet half a million dollars on with the expectation it could beat any hedge fund manager over 10 years. That means mutual fund investors have to pay fees.
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. Image source: Getty Images.
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.
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