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Is 'Just Buy an Index Fund' Enough? 20 Years of Backtested Data
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ctrl-trade.com
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5 points
by
frenxi
5 hours ago
2 comments
tim-tday
2 hours ago
Only if your index fund can avoid the high risk IPOs launching this summer.
postflopclarity
5 hours ago
for this kind of question, 20 years is not enough data. one would need a much longer study period to be able to reach any more compelling conclusions
frenxi
3 hours ago
Good point! But still, in the last 20 years the market went through 2 big crises and strong bull periods... of course is not final answer, but to me is kinda significant :)