STRONG FUNDS

Every so often a new study surfaces, which promotes the virtues of index investing vs. the use of “old fashioned” mutual funds. Here’s the latest titled “Cast your fortunes with index funds.” Let’s listen in:

Investors who continue to send money to actively managed mutual funds in the hope that managers will be able to beat less-costly index funds are going to lose out almost all of the time, a new study finds.
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