Comments on: Index Mutual Funds Are Still Not Popular, But http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/index-mutual-funds-popular/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: best mutual fundhttp://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/index-mutual-funds-popular/#comment-59919 best mutual fund Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:57:53 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=3952#comment-59919 Ya i agree that mutual fund is not that much popular as compare to index fund but if some one is planning for long term investment than mutual fund is the best option. Ya i agree that mutual fund is not that much popular as compare to index fund but if some one is planning for long term investment than mutual fund is the best option.

]]> By: Jason Ungerhttp://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/investing/index-mutual-funds-popular/#comment-56329 Jason Unger Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:45:58 +0000 http://www.thesunsfinancialdiary.com/?p=3952#comment-56329 This is just more evidence that nearly everyone should be investing in index funds for their retirement.Add this to the finding that only 3% of actively managed funds beat the S&P 500 index over the last 20-year period (<a href="http://www.automaticfinances.com/index-fund-investing/" rel="nofollow">see findings here</a>), it doesn't make sense to buy-and-hold actively managed funds.And we haven't even talked the higher fees that managers require. This is just more evidence that nearly everyone should be investing in index funds for their retirement.

Add this to the finding that only 3% of actively managed funds beat the S&P 500 index over the last 20-year period (see findings here), it doesn’t make sense to buy-and-hold actively managed funds.

And we haven’t even talked the higher fees that managers require.

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