Some of the worst investment advice I know happens to millions of investors each year.
Between paying commissions, paying higher expenses, paying more taxes, being less diversified, and sitting on too much cash, so-called experts encourage investors to hold investments that are built to make as much as 2 to 4 percent less PER YEAR.
Paul uses Tables 1 and 2 to show the impact of making an extra .5 and 1 percent a year. Click here to view all the tables. He also references information from the annual SPIVA Report on pages 7, 9, 13, and 19.
He mentions Morningstar risk and return date for the Investment Company of America (AIVSX) and the Vanguard S&P 500 (VFIAX).
