(02-08-2018, 03:52 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(02-08-2018, 03:36 PM)Scarecrow Wrote: I presently do both and before long will end the managed mutual fund and do everything on my own. I was new to investing but learning more and more as I go.

I know I'm being argumentative, but there's nothing to learn.  If you think you can do better by learning, you are setting yourself up for failure.  Just buy an unmanaged S&P500 index fund and forget about it.   Trying to use your brain in the stock market will only damage your results.

I'm new into the investing game and I appreciate the advice. I literally just began purchisng mutual funds at the advice of someone else. I have intentions on buying index funds and had an eye on a few ETFs.  I have more free income now and intend on investing versus throwing it into a savings account to yield little interest.

I've only recently really begun to understand the differences in mutual funds, etfs, index funds etc.

I regret not starting earlier too but now is better than never.

How do you purchase your index funds?

I'm not attempting to overthink anything and I really do appreciate advice and discussing it.

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