First of all Beware of miss-selling investment products
There are always new and creative ways to sell new funds and products that pay up to the investor emotions
The menu is being changed constantly
*Direct Stock Picking*
Your chances of picking the winning stock are very small while your odds of picking a loser are fairly large
Even The best investors cannot outperform over every single market cycle
If you can't control your reactions under stressful situations then direct stock picking is not for you
*Active Mutual Fund*
If you are investing for the long term then an active mutual fund's ability to beat the index is very less
Only a 0.07℅ chance that an Active mutual fund could stay on top consistently, while the other 99.93% could not
All Active funds are not evil
The point is really to show how difficult it is to find consistent outperformers in stock market
Research also shows that most active managers generate returns above their benchmark on a gross basis, but that those excess returns are offset by fees
* Index Fund
Index funds have a very high chance to beat active funds and Expenses ratios play a big part
And also remember you will never win a lottery ticket by investing in an index fund
But far better than No return or underperforming index
A Good thread already on pure Index fund by @money_theory
→Fragility
→Status duo
→Cyclicality
→Complexity
→Win-lose situation
→Over quantification
→Misaligned incentives
→The high correlation in positions
→Underestimation of expense
→Failure to think probabilistically
→A conviction based on a narrow outcome
→This time is different: a new new thing
→Closet indexing: Curated museum v/s warehouse
→Serial acquisitions/ dilutions and low tax
→Failure to distinguish between good businesses and good investments, the role of embedded expectations
→Avoidance of decision fatigue by the concentration of positions
→ Heavy involvement of government in regulation and ecosystem
The quote 'Studying for a greater cause' is brought into play here.
Hello,
Sharing about one Good Initiative
Academia_thriftnate is a book shop on Instagram affiliated with Cholo Paltai NGO. @cholopaltai2 has led many drives for stationery, food, Yaas relief etc.
The Calcutta Anti-covid belt emerged from them and now they are helping to rebuild Sunderban. But the funds collected aren't sufficient so they started a page where you can sell, buy or donate books and 75% of the profit goes to Cholo Paltai donation fund.
This initiative has many positive collateral impacts like waste reduction, saving trees etc. So would be grateful for your help. Even following the page or liking the posts will help them to reach many more people who NEED help and who CAN help.
Thread on Investing Insights and Learning from @safiranand
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Opportunity cost
“In economics, one of the first lessons He learned was that capital is limited and has alternative uses, including satisfaction of consumption. You can do your best to find a good use for its growth.
As long as the search for yields and risk minimization is in balance, you can do well,”