Re: Why Mutual Funds are better than Index Funds
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I acknowledge your point about ignorant investors. Although I don't see how it is more difficult to read a guide about the top performing mutual funds, then it is to study and understand what an index fund is.
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Reading a list of top performing mutual funds and investing based on that has been proven to underperform the indexes over time.
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Take it from the perspective of a financial planner
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Most financial planners will put you into the funds that pay them the most commission... like non-RB poker affiliates [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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I think they would freak out if they saw the volatility in the index
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Most funds are just as volatile as the indexes, if not more.
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