I think it is big brother. It's the government looking over our shoulders saying you can do this and you can't. Of course if you have a bunch of money you're sophisticated. If you don't you're not. But that's the rules we're playing with. So let's consider what the choices are there. We got I don't know maybe 8,000 mutual fund that are out there. And the vast majority of them are trying to beat the market. 96% of them fail to do so over any long period of time. They're praying on the ignorance of individual investors who don't realize that they're being charged these mutual fund fees.
You have different options when it comes to investing. Phil discusses the realities of mutual funds, hedge funds and indexes. For show notes and more information visit www.ruleonepodcast.com
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