dividends, where the small investor gets out when the price is up, but misses them?
2007-01-14 03:37:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Investing
No, I don't think dividends are the problem. Mutual funds work better for most investors because most investors don't do enough research in choosing their stock picks, and they often mis-time the market, trading in when the price is high and trading out when the price is low. But investors make the same mistakes with mutual funds as with individual stocks. For a solid mutual fund strategy, see a book called The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You'll Ever Need: The Way Smart Money Invests Today by Larry E. Swedroe
2007-01-14 03:44:32 · answer #1 · answered by Yardbird 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mutual funds work less well then the stock market index they try to emulate.
Subscribe to a reputable investment news letter, read it for a year and absorb all the information you can, then start investing in "small" amounts.
It is better to buy mutual fund shares, rather then the plans they sell. The commissions and fees eat up most of the gains you would get by investing directly.
2007-01-14 03:50:52 · answer #2 · answered by Berliner 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mutual funds DON'T work better.
2007-01-14 10:00:23 · answer #3 · answered by Always Right 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mutual funds suck compared to my stocks.
Which mutual funds are you invested in????
2007-01-14 03:44:24 · answer #4 · answered by Sassygirlzmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You must either be joking or you are a fool. I suspect the latter.
2007-01-14 04:44:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2007-01-14 03:40:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋