Why Index Funds Beat 80% of Fund Managers

Over any 15-year period, more than 90% of professional fund managers fail to beat their benchmark index. Despite Ivy League degrees and billion-dollar research budgets, the math tells a devastating story. This video breaks down the SPIVA scorecard evidence, the fee mechanics that guarantee underperformance, the psychological biases that keep investors paying for active management, and the simple steps to switch. In this video: - The S&P Dow Jones SPIVA scorecard results - How a 1% fee gap costs $29,000 over 20 years - Why index funds now hold over $13 trillion in assets - John Bogle's 1975 experiment that changed investing - The survivorship bias that hides failed funds - 3 cognitive biases keeping investors in active funds - How to build a 3-fund portfolio for under 0.04% fees #indexfunds #investing #personalfinance #stockmarket #money #sp500 #vanguard #mutualfunds #passiveinvesting #financialliteracy #wealthbuilding #retirementplanning #etf #bogle #wallstreet

Added 12 May 2026