Average Investor Statistics Prove You Suck At Investing

PROOF THAT YOU STINK AT INVESTING Recent study conducted by Longboard Asset Management who took a close look at the returns of 3,000 stocks from 1983 to 2007. They show how the odds are stacked against the investor who strays from an indexing strategy. From Faber: 39% 64% OF STOCKS WERE UNPROFITABLE INVESTMENTS OF STOCKS UNDERPERFORMED THE INDEX 19% 25% MoneyGame W Chart of the Day The Average Investor Underperforms 20-Year Annualized Returns By Asset Class (1992-2011) Seurce: lacklack, loomberg intorma investment Solutions, Dulbar 10% 8.6% OF STOCKS LOST AT LEAST 75% OF THEIR VALUE OF STOCKS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE MARKET'S GAINS 2.1% Stocks Gold Bonds Int'l Inflation Homes Avg. sevestor Stocks BY CASHSHERPA.COM