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3 Lessons for Passive Investing
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Today, it is commonly recognised that for the major index funds, the advantages of being having lower costs and being fully, consistently invested outweigh the minor imperfections that are introduced by implementing the strategy. However, the lessons are timeless and, I think, not as widely known. Much Investment "Common Sense" is Not By definition, index funds are losers, since they can't beat the indexes that they track. You can't beat the averages by...
4 ETF Myths Debunked
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ETFs have become a vital part of the investor toolkit, but many misconceptions about the products remain. Myth 1: ETFs Always Deliver Average Performance One of the most pervasive myths surrounding passive investing is also one of the most inexplicable given that it doesn’t stand up to even the most basic scrutiny. In this case, we don’t even need to get bogged down in the theoretical merits of active versus passive investing, a...
