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This ETF Has Consistently Outperformed 88% of Mutual Funds Over the Past Decade

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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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CDs vs. Mutual Funds: What's the Better Investment Now?

The Motley Fool

Image source: Getty Images There are many excellent options for investors right now, including high-yield certificates of deposit (CDs) and mutual funds. Meanwhile, mutual funds give you access to a large portfolio of different investments, like stocks and bonds, with the potential to grow your money over the long term.

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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. Image source: Getty Images.

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ATM: Mutual Funds vs. ETFs

The Big Picture

At the Money: Mutual Funds vs. ETFs with Dave Nadig, Financial Futurist for Vetta Fi (December 13, 2023) What’s the best instrument for your investments? Mutual funds or ETFs? But over the past few decades the mutual fund has been losing the battle for investors attention. Dave Nadig : Absolutely not!

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More Than Half of Mutual Funds Underperform the Market. Here's Why You Can Beat Them.

The Motley Fool

Actively managed mutual funds have generally underperformed broader market benchmarks. In 2022, exactly 50% of all domestic funds underperformed the S&P 500 index. But in 2021, when the index gained 29%, 80% of funds underperformed. So it's not as if mutual fund managers as a class are just poor stock pickers.

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You Can Outperform 98% of Professional Fund Managers by Using This Simple Investment Strategy

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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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100 Reasons Why Your Financial Advisor Should Not Use Mutual Funds

Dear Mr. Market

Market: The stock market is made up of thousands of choices and one easy way to gain exposure to it is via mutual funds. Costs/Expenses : ETFs typically have lower expense ratios compared to mutual funds. Tax Efficiencies : ETFs are generally more tax-efficient than mutual funds. The numbers don’t lie.