Burned by the Market? Try These 3 Passive Investments Instead
Whether you've been an investor for 30 days or 30 years, you know at least one thing to be true: Trying to beat the market by constantly swapping out stocks in search of the next big thing is hard to do. Suggestions that more than 80% of true short-term traders ultimately lose money seem outrageous -- until you actually try to do it. Then the metric makes sense.
The stock market is simply too unpredictable to outguess in the short run. The people making most of the money in this game are the ones who let most of their holdings simmer for the long haul. Indexing remains the best-suited strategy for most investors.
With that at the backdrop, here's a look at three completely passive investment vehicles that sidestep the trappings of short-term trading. All three are even exchange-traded funds, which lend themselves to a long-term mindset.
Source Fool.com
