Do you use financial planner? I myself do not trade stocks and only invest in mutual funds. I like vanguard mutual funds. Do you get different result by using financial planners?

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Do you know how to balance 401k, rollovers, Roth IRAs, standard IRAs, and 529 plans? Do tax loss harvesting? These are basic capabilities that an investor needs if they have kids or have changed jobs.

If you are unmarried with no kids, reading can teach you what you need quickly. The more complicated your situation, and the less time you spend on financial planning, the more you need help.

I use a wealth management company and have had great results . You never get the full upside of an index fund - but you are diversified enough to not take the full beating of the downside either . I am in my mid 40s now and the balance of risk is very important

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You get worse results on average using a financial planner

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M1, yes, too Gerry s&p returns you have to be in s&p index.

Not getting that return is determined by your risk tolerance, and your desire for diversification.

Just because the s&p did great this year doesn't mean next year it still beat the emerging markets, or China or Europe...

Are you going to be unhappy if every market beats the US some years? Will you get out of the market if there is a 30% drop?

If you honestly answer yes to either of these questions, you need help. If you don't understand taxation on your holdings, you need help.

Stick it into SPY (or equivalent product) and call it a day

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Got it!!

What are you going to do as market goes down in the near future... just stay in cash/ treasury/ stay invested/ bonds. Financial planner would know any better?

Why do you think the market is going to go down in the near future?

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If you are using mutual funds outside your 401K, you do need help or need to read and study more.

Run the numbers. Use historical Mutual Fund (index or active) and you will see the only time mutual funds works agree right at the Capital Gains marginal tax rate change. Something near $450K in income.

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