[lbo-talk] Probably the stupidest investment question posted here ever

[Mark Rickling]

Others here I'm sure can answer better than I, but you want an index
fund that isn't actively traded. The fees associated with that --
active trading -- that will eat up your return over the long term. I
vaguely recall reading that the Russell 2000 is too broad, and stocks
dropping in and out of that can eat into your return, so it looks like
among your choices that the other index fund, the 400 Midcap Stock
Index, is your best bet. Again, I'm sure others here might have better
advise (perhaps talking to your fund manager to get a better index
fund included in your plan?).

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Joseph Catron <jncatron at gmail.com> wrote:
> How can I track the growth, or lack thereof, of a MetLife asset
> allocation portfolio
> (http://www.metlife.com/Applications/Corporate/WPS/CDA/PageGenerator/0,4773,P7751,00.html)?
>  I'm very new to the world of 403(b)s, owning small pieces of the
> companies I'm paid to organize against, etc.
>
> Also, while I have your attention: I understand that an AAP is
> preferable to a straightforward portfolio, if only because I'm lazy
> and have other priorities.  But at this (relatively young) point in my
> life, assuming I want to make money, I'm better off with the
> "aggressive allocation portfolio," right?
>
> (Yes, I imagine none of you are qualified investment advisers, and no,
> I won't sue any of you.)
>
> --
> "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure
> mægen lytlað."
>
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