Index funds

also referred to as: index fund

2 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 18, 2026 by Ben Gilbert · across every show →

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May 18, 2026 bullish
Insight
Zero-fee broad market indexing reliably guarantees top-decile 40-year performance
“There's gonna be lots of funds that you can be in that will outperform in fits and starts, but if you wanna be the, in the upper decile, After 40 years, then it turns out owning the market with no fees is an almost surefire way to do it.”
Ben Gilbert May 18, 2026 ▶ 3:33:40 Vanguard: The communist capitalist who saved investors a trillion dollars (Audio) · Acquired
May 18, 2026 neutral
Insight
Investors should only pay fees for concentrated, market-uncorrelated strategies
“The more you're just buying the market, and the more you're buying the market, the less interested you should be in paying fees. You should pay fees when it's more concentrated and thus uncorrelated with the market.”
Ben Gilbert May 18, 2026 ▶ 2:34:05 Vanguard: The communist capitalist who saved investors a trillion dollars (Audio) · Acquired
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