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99% of actively managed US equity funds have underperformed their respective benchmark. If wall street professionals with decades of experience fail to beat the market, what chances does that leave retail investors such as you and me? If we can draw one conclusion from this statistic, it is that consistently beating the market is very hard. Therefore, most people would be much better off if they simply invested in the market itself instead of any Read more

Bonds can be an excellent investment vehicle. Sadly, they are often misunderstood and thus many investors don’t take advantage of the potential that bonds offer. Even if you aren’t interested in actually trading bonds, it can be of great use to understand the bond market and its relation to other markets such as equities. In this article you will receive an answer to all of the following questions: What is a bond? How does a Read more

Close to 50% of all US households own some kind of mutual fund shares. Nevertheless, a great deal of these people doesn’t actually understand how exactly their money is being allocated. In this article, you will learn what exactly a mutual fund is and some similar alternatives such as exchange-traded funds and hedge funds. After finishing this article, you should have a much better understanding of what you should be putting your financial future into. Read more