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Mark Hulbert: Beating The Stock Market Has Become Even Harder
FYI: The stock market is no easier to beat today than it’s ever been.
If anything, it may be more difficult.
In 2014, only 15.6% of the several hundred advisers monitored by the Hulbert Financial Digest did better than the broad stock market, as measured by the Wilshire 5000 Index. Five years ago, the proportion stood at 33.1%.