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Most U.S. Stock Pickers Failed To Beat Index Last Year, S&P Says
FYI: Study finds the pattern persists over five and ten years. Managers who bought international equities fared better. Chalk up another victory for indexing. Sixty-six percent of mutual-fund managers who buy large U.S. stocks underperformed the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 Index last year, according to a study by S&P Dow Jones Indices. Regards, Ted http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-09/most-u-s-stock-pickers-failed-to-beat-index-last-year-s-p-says
How To Be Wrong As An Investor Posted March 9, 2016 by Ben Carlson A Wealth of Common Sense blog post Investors can’t expect to be right at all times. You’re going to be wrong on occasion even when you make the right decisions. Understanding that poor outcomes can happen to a legitimate investment process is a huge step in becoming a better investor. The thing is you can poke holes in any investment strategy out there. The trick is finding the one with flaws that you’re comfortable with. http://awealthofcommonsense.com/2016/03/how-to-be-wrong-as-an-investor/
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Posted March 9, 2016 by Ben Carlson A Wealth of Common Sense blog post
Investors can’t expect to be right at all times. You’re going to be wrong on occasion even when you make the right decisions. Understanding that poor outcomes can happen to a legitimate investment process is a huge step in becoming a better investor. The thing is you can poke holes in any investment strategy out there. The trick is finding the one with flaws that you’re comfortable with.
http://awealthofcommonsense.com/2016/03/how-to-be-wrong-as-an-investor/