The Truth About Beating the S&P 500: What 8 Years of Real Trading Taught Me
- Fabio Capela
- Market outperformance , Systematic investing , S& p 500 analysis , Investment performance , Portfolio management , Risk management , Quantitative finance , Active investing
I’ve heard this phrase countless times from financial advisors, academic researchers, and fellow investors. The conventional wisdom is clear: 90% of professional fund managers fail to outperform the S&P 500 over ten years, so why should individual investors even try?
Read MoreWhy Most DIY Investors Underperform (and How to Fix It)
- Fabio Capela
- Finance , Investing strategies , Portfolio management , Risk management , Behavioral finance , Diy investing , Asset allocation , Passive investing
The promise of DIY investing is appealing: take control of your financial future, avoid advisor fees, and potentially beat the market. Yet research consistently shows that self-directed investors typically underperform major market indices by a significant margin.
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