Anonymous
Post 07/06/2018 21:43     Subject: Index funds vs actively managed mutual funds
Anonymous wrote:Active investing is for suckers. Any accidental gains when they get lucky would probably be wiped out by the extra fees anyway.

Go with low cost mutual funds with low expenses. Vanguard is popular for a reason. Aim for no more than half a percent in fees. (And preferably much lower)


++++++1.

Read up on the lazy/three fund portfolio.
Anonymous
Post 07/06/2018 19:12     Subject: Index funds vs actively managed mutual funds
Anonymous wrote:
I am a big believer in low cost investing.

But I also fear that index investing is getting to be too big. I am not sure how this will cause problems, but I fear it will.

I now expressly have substantial part of my portfolio that is not in index funds.


Interesting. So what do you invest in when you would invest in index funds but aren’t?
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2018 17:02     Subject: Index funds vs actively managed mutual funds
It doesn't make sense because it's an index and not a stock. Stocks are cyclical. Patterns of how you purchase them are not.
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2018 16:56     Subject: Index funds vs actively managed mutual funds
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
I am a big believer in low cost investing.

But I also fear that index investing is getting to be too big. I am not sure how this will cause problems, but I fear it will.

I now expressly have substantial part of my portfolio that is not in index funds.


about 30% now, about 50% by 2024.


So I feel like everything is cyclical, and too much popularity is a top. That's the way I feel about index now. I know it may not make sense, but that's my disposition.
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2018 15:48     Subject: Index funds vs actively managed mutual funds
Anonymous wrote:
I am a big believer in low cost investing.

But I also fear that index investing is getting to be too big. I am not sure how this will cause problems, but I fear it will.

I now expressly have substantial part of my portfolio that is not in index funds.


about 30% now, about 50% by 2024.
Anonymous
Post 07/05/2018 15:40     Subject: Index funds vs actively managed mutual funds

I am a big believer in low cost investing.

But I also fear that index investing is getting to be too big. I am not sure how this will cause problems, but I fear it will.

I now expressly have substantial part of my portfolio that is not in index funds.