Less Than 7 Percent of US Active Equity Funds Have Beat the Market Past Decade

Re:Less Than 7 Percent of US Active Equity Funds Have Beat t... by belter on Sunday April 16, 2023 @11:53AM (#35591125)

I am with Nicholas Taleb. Past returns are no guarantee. And in any case...

“They will envy you for your success, your wealth, for your intelligence, for your looks, for your status - but rarely for your wisdom.” ― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

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Re:Less Than 7 Percent of US Active Equity Funds Have Beat t... by jrochkind1 on Sunday April 16, 2023 @07:15PM (#35595063)

I mean, that makes sense, but I'm having trouble understanding the practical implications.

If not on past returns, how do you decide where to invest your money? Have you ever decided to remove your money from a fund, on what basis would you make that decision?

There is _no_ returns that would cause you to re-evaluate your current investments? If you were invested in a fund that had given you say an average of 0.5% a year over the past 10 years, that would not cause you to re-evaluate your investment?

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Re:Less Than 7 Percent of US Active Equity Funds Have Beat t... by belter on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @11:04AM (#35614935)

> If you were invested in a fund that had given you say an average of 0.5% a year over the past 10 years, that would not cause you to re-evaluate your investment?

What about dividing funds for investment in three parts?

1-> Give to an active investor you respect

2-> One third to an Index Fund

3-> Last manage it yourself.

Compare performance after 5 years :-)

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