Alternatives Quote by Mark Hulbert

Most investors would be better off in an index fund.

— Peter Lynch

Index funds eliminate the risks of individual stocks, market sectors, and manager selection. Only stock market risk remains.

— John C. Bogle

The best argument for mutual funds is that they offer safety and diversification. But they don't necessarily offer safety and diversification.

— Ron Chernow

A low-cost index fund is the most sensible equity investment for the great majority of investors. My mentor, Ben Graham, took this position many…

— Warren Buffett

The key aspect of an index fund is that many of them, not all of them, but many of them are extremely cheap.

— William J. Bernstein

Nothing is simpler than owning the stock market and holding it forever, and that's essentially the idea behind the index fund.

— John C. Bogle

Equity mutual funds are the perfect solution for people who want to own stocks without doing their own research.

— Peter Lynch

In investing, you get what you don't pay for. Costs matter. So intelligent investors will use low-cost index funds to build a diversified portfolio…

— John C. Bogle

Most of the mutual fund investments I have are index funds, approximately 75%.

— Charles R. Schwab

I am a huge, huge, huge fan of index funds. They are the investor’s best friend and Wall Street’s worst nightmare.

— Jonathan Clements

Mutual funds give people the sense that they're investing with the big boys and that they're really not at a disadvantage entering the stock…

— Ron Chernow

First, only invest in companies that have the potential to return the value of the entire fund.

— Peter Thiel