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Buffets position is also backed by reality. On average, managed money will do worse because of the fees. The people making outsized returns are the minority. I

• roymurdock 11y ago
  Again, I'm not advocating for one strategy over another, just pointing out that Buffett's explanation is simplistic and that it is worth considering metrics other than average returns.
  • 0xEFF 11y ago
    I mentioned this above, but I think you're missing the point. For what you suggest to be worth considering, you have to believe you're something other than an average investor. But you aren't. That's who he was speaking to and speaking about. Average investors.
    • soared 11y ago
      Hes not arguing managed makes more money, just that within hedge funds there is variation, where there is no variation within index. The both have the same avg, but wildly different max/min/etc