There are more than 6 trillion dollars attached to either the S&P 500 or funds that track it. Paul responds to the common misconception that his main strategy for investing is indexing. Today, Paul talks about why indexing can be dangerous and gives too much power to the people who decide which companies get put in any given index. Listen along as Paul explains which areas of the market are being indexed well and why he doesn’t recommend indexing as a one-size-fits-all strategy. Later in the show, Paul shares how easy it is for people to get sucked into trying to market time or get ahead somehow. Ira encourages investors that the desire to beat the market will come and go and you just need to be patient with the results.
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