First sign of worry: mutual funds *

First sign of worry: mutual funds *
by airborneirish (2019-03-18 13:14:05)

In reply to: I recently let my financial planner go. posted by Jellyfinger

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What would that cause worry? * - rflor 2019-03-18 13:22:37
- Because they under-perform index funds? - NavyJoe 2019-03-18 15:20:13
  - the goal of every mutual fund is to outperform the index? - jt 2019-03-18 17:55:08
    - I understand that - NavyJoe 2019-03-18 18:48:04
      - okay, but many can also scoff at index funds - jt 2019-03-18 20:45:49
  - 100% of mutual funds underperform index funds? - rflor 2019-03-18 15:50:09
    - For the horizon of any investor building for retirement yes - airborneirish 2019-03-18 16:40:49
      - As JT describes below, good money management - rflor 2019-03-18 19:19:00
      - "mutual funds" is just an overused term that can lead to - jt 2019-03-18 18:02:43
    - A sobering perspective of Actively Managed Funds linked (link) - NavyJoe 2019-03-18 16:09:09
      - not all investors have the ability/desire - jt 2019-03-18 17:59:45
        I absolutely cede to your knowledge of this industry - NavyJoe 2019-03-18 18:52:45
        it's an industry thing - jt 2019-03-18 20:43:29