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Mutual funds or stocks? Why comparing MF returns with benchmarks is meaningless

Mutual funds or stocks? Why comparing MF returns with benchmarks is meaningless
Mutual funds or stocks? Why comparing MF returns with benchmarks is meaningless

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Sometimes the stocks versus funds question is framed as one of a comparison of return, generally by comparing average mutual fund returns with benchmarks. This is a meaningless comparison. Here's why.

Stocks or mutual funds? It’s a question that is often said to have no clear answer, but that’s actually not true. Even though I myself have been guilty of saying this, probably in these very pages, it does have a clear answer. The problem actually is that it has no clear universal answer, one that applies to every single saver. The true answer is clear, but it’s your personal answer and you have to figure it out yourself.Some people are best
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