From BI: A new white
paper by Portfolio Solutions and Betterment, "The Case For Index Fund
Portfolios,"pretty much solidifies all we've ever known or guessed about
low-cost, passively managed index funds
–– they can rarely be beaten.
Looking at advanced portfolios holding 10 asset classes
between 1997 and 2012, researchers found index fund portfolios outperformed
comparable actively managed portfolios a staggering 82% to 90% of the time. And
the longer investors held those investments, the better shot they had at
outperforming active funds over time. ….
Still not convinced? Even lowering the cost of actively
managed fund portfolios couldn't offer a boost significant enough to outperform
index funds, the researchers found.
Read more:
http://www.businessinsider.com/index-funds-beat-actively-managed-funds-2013-6#ixzz2XEsec7kL
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