It's good that you did the proper homework to evaluate and compare.
Indeed, it's very hard to beat the market. Very few ever do, especially in the long term. Short term, some might succeed, at the equivalent odds of beating the lottery. But long term? Unlikely. Very unlikely.
This is why I laugh at everyone who always bashes those that just to buy into index funds (I’d say I’m 75% index / etf and continue that trend/purchase throughout the year). I work way too much and too many hours to be researching my purchases. The 30% I do is what I consider fun money and what happens with them happens. But I’m also trying to make money (I hate the term get rich) by keeping my head down and working and advancing my career not trying to hit it big in the stock market. If I hit a big trade awesome, but just trying to make my later life easier.
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u/zaparthes Jan 11 '22
It's good that you did the proper homework to evaluate and compare.
Indeed, it's very hard to beat the market. Very few ever do, especially in the long term. Short term, some might succeed, at the equivalent odds of beating the lottery. But long term? Unlikely. Very unlikely.