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All of them. Index funds. You can't beat the market.

by dontbenebby 8y ago

RickJWagner 8y ago
^^^^ Right answer! ^^^^
- hedora 8y ago
  If you’ll need the money in the next few years, put it in some interest bearing low risk account. Otherwise, index funds or a robo advisor.
wesammikhail 8y ago
That goes without saying tbh. I´m just curious as to where people think future growth come from.
paulsutter 8y ago
Indexes for which countries or regions?
- dontbenebby 8y ago
  ah therein lies the rub :)
- robjan 8y ago
  Why not all of them https://investor.vanguard.com/etf/profile/overview/VT https://investor.vanguard.com/etf/profile/overview/VT
KerryJones 8y ago
Buffet, Monger, Pabrai, Town, etc. This is an old theory that's been bashed quite a bit. There are many people who have and do beat the market continually.
- marketgod 8y ago
  It's so strange that people think you can't beat the market. I think it has to do with reading the opinions of people who failed to beat it rather than focusing on the people who can and are beating it.
  - jakobov 8y ago
    Yeah totally.. You can also win the lottery, thats why i recommend people buy lottery tickets. If you don't believe me google it, lots of people do it.
    - marketgod 8y ago
      Yeah lottery is a crap shoot. The market is a skill. If a person were to equate a lottery to the market, then they have a lot of reading to do. See poor people buy the lottery tickets because they have no hope and see it as a way out. The stock market is the rich person's backyard. The lottery is in a way, a tax on the poor.
      - jakobov 8y ago
        I think you missed the point. See the other response to my comment.
        marketgod 8y ago
        No I got it. It just wasn't correct. Just giving you some knowledge.
    - KerryJones 8y ago
      Right, and buffet acknowledged this. It's the "monkey flipping coin" theory -- some amount of them will win. Here's the speech: https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.tilsonfunds.com/superinvestors.pdf https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.tilsonfunds.co... 9 "Superinvestors" all using the same method of evaluating crushed the market for over 30 years straight. That's mathematically improbably to the highest degree.
hak8or 8y ago
Yes, this. The s&p500 is a very good bet as those companies are very exposed with the global economy.

All of them. Index funds. You can't beat the market.

RickJWagner 8y ago

^^^^ Right answer! ^^^^

hedora 8y ago
If you’ll need the money in the next few years, put it in some interest bearing low risk account. Otherwise, index funds or a robo advisor.

wesammikhail 8y ago

That goes without saying tbh. I´m just curious as to where people think future growth come from.

paulsutter 8y ago

Indexes for which countries or regions?

dontbenebby 8y ago
ah therein lies the rub :)
robjan 8y ago
Why not all of them https://investor.vanguard.com/etf/profile/overview/VT https://investor.vanguard.com/etf/profile/overview/VT

KerryJones 8y ago

Buffet, Monger, Pabrai, Town, etc. This is an old theory that's been bashed quite a bit. There are many people who have and do beat the market continually.

marketgod 8y ago
It's so strange that people think you can't beat the market. I think it has to do with reading the opinions of people who failed to beat it rather than focusing on the people who can and are beating it.
- jakobov 8y ago
  Yeah totally.. You can also win the lottery, thats why i recommend people buy lottery tickets. If you don't believe me google it, lots of people do it.
  - marketgod 8y ago
    Yeah lottery is a crap shoot. The market is a skill. If a person were to equate a lottery to the market, then they have a lot of reading to do. See poor people buy the lottery tickets because they have no hope and see it as a way out. The stock market is the rich person's backyard. The lottery is in a way, a tax on the poor.
    - jakobov 8y ago
      I think you missed the point. See the other response to my comment.
      - marketgod 8y ago
        No I got it. It just wasn't correct. Just giving you some knowledge.
  - KerryJones 8y ago
    Right, and buffet acknowledged this. It's the "monkey flipping coin" theory -- some amount of them will win. Here's the speech: https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.tilsonfunds.com/superinvestors.pdf https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.tilsonfunds.co... 9 "Superinvestors" all using the same method of evaluating crushed the market for over 30 years straight. That's mathematically improbably to the highest degree.

hak8or 8y ago

Yes, this. The s&p500 is a very good bet as those companies are very exposed with the global economy.