Re: Balanced portfolio with index funds

"BMS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > Is it possible to build a balanced retirement
> > plan using only index funds?
> 
> Yes, you could. Are you using index funds strictly because of low expenses
> or because you understand them? Look for return based on net of expenses.

I am interested mainly in index funds because they are easy to 
understand.  For a non-index fund, I have to constantly worry 
about what the fund manager is up to.  Of course, there is the
added benefit of low expense.  Given that the average actively
managed fund does worse than an index fund, I don't see the 
need to subject myself to that much more work and worry just 
to try and beat the index.  I would rather focus on the asset
mix and invest only in index funds.  

If I wanted to play the market, I would pick individual stocks.

Anoop