Index Funds' Low Fees and Passive Strategy Beat Stock Pickers Over Time
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Over 90% of actively managed funds fail to beat market indexes like the S&P 500 over 10 years. Paying high fees eats away returns.
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Simply buying a low-cost S&P 500 index fund is the easiest way to beat most stock pickers over time.
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Dollar-cost averaging into an index fund can result in great returns over 10+ years even with a small starting investment.
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Don't worry about investing at market highs - historically returns still average out over longer periods.
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Having patience and a long-term outlook is key to index fund investing success versus trying to time the market.