Is 'Just Buy an Index Fund' Enough? 20 Years of Backtested Data

Posted by frenxi on Monday June 08, 2026 @08:46AM
from the ctrl-trade.com dept.

https://ctrl-trade.com/blog/long-term-investment-strategies-compared/

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Re:Is 'Just Buy an Index Fund' Enough? 20 Years of Backteste... by tim-tday on Monday June 08, 2026 @12:00PM (#48447081)

Only if your index fund can avoid the high risk IPOs launching this summer.

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Re:Is 'Just Buy an Index Fund' Enough? 20 Years of Backteste... by frenxi on Monday June 08, 2026 @02:34PM (#48449433)

LOL... very true :D

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Re:Is 'Just Buy an Index Fund' Enough? 20 Years of Backteste... by postflopclarity on Monday June 08, 2026 @08:56AM (#48444774)

for this kind of question, 20 years is not enough data. one would need a much longer study period to be able to reach any more compelling conclusions

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Re:Is 'Just Buy an Index Fund' Enough? 20 Years of Backteste... by frenxi on Monday June 08, 2026 @10:49AM (#48446153)

Good point! But still, in the last 20 years the market went through 2 big crises and strong bull periods... of course is not final answer, but to me is kinda significant :)

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