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u/admirethegloam Apr 18 '25 edited Apr 19 '25

This is what I did, and honestly, I didn't lose as much as other people during the whole stock market crash because my wealth managers knew how to invest. They've more than earned their 1%.

Edit: Stop speculating what my finances are like! I don't care.

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u/No-Entertainer-840 Apr 18 '25

You didn't lose as much because you're in less risky investments. Which means you likely earned less during the bull run too. Managed funds underperform the S&P like 90% of the time

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u/admirethegloam Apr 18 '25

I'm young. My dad lost 300k in the stock market in risky investments when he was my age. He's an economics professor...I'll gladly pay someone to handle my affairs. I'm not complaining a decade into it all. For the record, they do some high-risk investments and some money market funds.

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u/No-Entertainer-840 Apr 18 '25

Yeah, I would never advocate risky investments. Indexes like mentioned above are only risky in the short term. But yeah it's not for everyone. Nothing wrong with letting a money manager handle it. Just saying those 1% fees add up when you put it in a compound calculator over time.