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Re:Insider trading has been rife on Wall Street, academics c... by paulie_a on Sunday February 11, 2018 @12:46PM (#16353702)
Not to boast, but I have consistently done better retail investing on individual stock than my IRA well ever do. I divested from a couple funds they couldn't even beat inflation.
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Re:Insider trading has been rife on Wall Street, academics c... by rebuilder on Sunday February 11, 2018 @01:04PM (#16353813)
What's the timeframe? It's entirely possible to beat the index for a time by flipping a coin. A lucky streak early on can set you up for success, for example.

I've found www.chartgame.com quite illuminating in this regard. You can beat the average for "years" just randomly bashing buttons, but of course most of the time you don't.

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Re:Insider trading has been rife on Wall Street, academics c... by tossaway1 on Sunday February 11, 2018 @12:49PM (#16353719)
>I have consistently done better retail interesting on individual stock than my IRA well ever do

Your comment doesn't make sense to me. Don't IRAs allow for investing in individual stocks...?

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Re:Insider trading has been rife on Wall Street, academics c... by paulie_a on Sunday February 11, 2018 @12:54PM (#16353755)
It was a managed IRA, I figured I'd let the professionals handle it. I only play around with the markets
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