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> Plenty of individual funds did beat the S&P (I'll toot my own horn here), but to beat the average someone's gotta be under average, typically other hedge fund
by _fizz_buzz_ 9y ago
> Plenty of individual funds did beat the S&P (I'll toot my own horn here), but to beat the average someone's gotta be under average, typically other hedge funds.
I think one of the fundamental problems is, that it is even more difficult to pick a winning fund than a winning index. So, what's my advantage as an amateur investor here.
- misnamed 9y agoAccording to research, only 1 in 20 investors can pick 3 active funds that beat index funds over a 20-year period. The answer, as far as I'm concerned is: don't try. https://portfoliosolutions.com/latest-learnings/blog/1-20-fund-investors-beat-odds https://portfoliosolutions.com/latest-learnings/blog/1-20-fu...