AAR41 - Listener Q&A: DIY Investing vs. Wealth Managers?
The Investing for Beginners Podcast - Your Path to Financial Freedom · By Andrew Sather, Stephen Morris, and Evan Raidt | Stock Market Guide to Buying Stocks
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Show Notes
In this episode of At Any Rate, Evan Raidt and Andrew Sather dive into a fantastic listener question from Joey. Joey asks a common but critical question: if a standard market ETF averages 10% a year, but a wealth manager can get you 16% for a 1% fee, shouldn't you just hire the professional?
Topics Covered:
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The Reality of 16% Returns: Andrew explains why finding a manager who can consistently beat the market by that much, decade after decade, is incredibly rare.
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Evan's Wealth Manager Experience: Evan shares his two-and-a-half-year experience using an Edward Jones wealth manager and why the transparency and simplicity of ETFs ultimately won him over.
Timestamps:
01:09 - Intro & getting the episode kicked off.
02:26 - Listener Q&A: Joey asks if a wealth manager is better than DIY investing.
04:04 - The SPIVA Report: Why roughly 90% of active managers fail to beat the market.
07:22 - Is a consistent 16% return from a wealth manager actually realistic?
18:25 - How to get over the overwhelming feeling of starting your DIY investing journey.
26:34 - Why ETFs offer the best balance of low effort and high statistical probability of winning.
33:25 - What to expect in the short term versus the long-term "snowball" effect.
41:25 - Final thoughts and episode outro.
Resources Mentioned
The Value Spotlight Newsletter: https://einvestingforbeginners.com/value-spotlight-newsletter/
Free monthly budgeting spreadsheet: https://einvestingforbeginners.com/budget/
Email Evan: [email protected]
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