I use this approach to investing in my own portfolio and believe that low -
cost index fund strategies are one of the best ways to accumulate wealth.
Second, he suspects that amateur, «do - nothing» investors following the
same index fund strategy will in aggregate end up with results superior to those realized by investors who choose to employ professionals charging high fees.
I would love to hear your thoughts on the slow and steady three
index fund strategy as it seems this beats higher risk investments more commonly - would you have a strong argument against this in favor of higher risk, higher reward investments?
Another approach is Mike's ETF
vs. Index Fund strategy (which involves simple, regular investments in index funds until a set amount is reached, depending on fees and MERs, at which point the funds are sold and ETFs are bought with the proceeds — very similar to MDJ's idea # 4).
The best course of action for investors who don't want to make stock picking their full time job is to formulate
an index fund strategy that is appropriate to your investing timeline.
I like
the index fund strategies.
So if you enjoyed that one but you're looking for more than just
those index fund strategies, you'll find this book to be quite useful.
Also, maybe consider there could be planners who believe in
the index fund strategy and just charge people for asset allocation, estate planning and / or tax advice?
Because I knew they had a high potential for growth, and now my portfolio is literally years ahead of someone who tried to focus on an ETF or
index fund strategy.