Comments on: Even Day Traders Recommend Index Funds

By: DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad

DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:43:38 +0000

Most people would do well to heed this advice . . . but many won’t.

By: Matt SF

Matt SF — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:43:51 +0000

Thanks for the comments gents. I’m guilty of trader heresy for saying it, and will probably never get E*trade or TD Ameritrade to sponsor my blog, but in my humble opinion, index funds are the way to go for the vast majority of investors.

By: Adam@RabbitFunds

Adam@RabbitFunds — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:59:13 +0000

Great post. I keep telling my dad to get into index funds but he likes the risk of single stocks.

By: eric

eric — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:28:25 +0000

Well I feel even better about myself now.

By: ctreit

ctreit — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:47:20 +0000

This is a very insightful post. When you invest for the long haul, using cheap investing vehicles is a good way to perform well. Index funds and ETFs allow the average investor to invest in financial markets on the cheap without exerting much effort studying the market or individual stocks. Many studies have also shown that timing the market, i.e. picking the times when the market or stocks turn upwards or downwards, does not work for most investors in the long run.

By: The Weakonomist

The Weakonomist — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:47:34 +0000

This was really really good.