How Investors Lose 89 Percent of Gains from Futures Funds

How Investors Lose 89 Percent of Gains from Futures Funds
By David Evans - Oct 7, 2013 7:00 PM ET
Bloomberg Markets Magazine

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...gains-from-futures-funds.html?alcmpid=mostpop

 

Very interesting and informative indeed!

 

This is what happens when you simply turn over your money to other people.

 

This is just highway robbery. I wonder who those investors were? Obviously they were not sophisticated investors even though they may have been accredited, did not ask the right questions.

 

Proves the definition of capitalism -

The passing around of your money until there's nothing left...

 

Futures funds are a hedge to stock funds. They made high profits in 2008 when stocks plunged.

 

Never buy what an investment bank is selling. As the bloomberg article said, you're better off in a low cost index fund. Having said that, I bet these futures funds are probably poised for good returns after this period of shakeout. The rangebound type markets are where fees and commissions eat up all the returns.

 

That's a weak article. Just wait for the big plunge! Future funds will rise again

 

Too true. Probabilities suggest it will be far better for them than for you.....

 

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