The 10% Reality, The 12% Reality, And The 13% Reality – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Part 1/5 – Welcome to the Awesome!

Part 2/5: The 12% Reality and the 10% Reality

Part 3/5: The 13% Reality of Good Growth Stock Mutual Funds

Part 4/5: Trading, turnover, and taxes – the three headed beast eating your returns

Part 5/5: How to keep more of your money

Resources

• Shedding light on trading costs
• Forbes: Real cost of mutual fund taxes and fees –
• Inflation data
• AIVSX 13% Mutual Fund from 1974
• American Funds showing 10% return
• S&P 500 Return Calculator
• New York Times: The 12% Solution
• A Review of Financial Advice –
• Endorsed Local Providers Reviewed
• Dough Roller – The Reality of The 12% Reality
• Investment Advice
• 12% Myth
• Defending The Millionaire Retirement Formula
• 12% Returns
• 12% Returns Are Not Achievable
• Two Great Myths Debunked
• Math Suckage
• Save Like Him Just Don’t Invest Like Him
• Examples of 12% Returns
• What Mutual Funds Return 12%
• How You Are Being Led Astray
• Do 12% Growth Stock Mutual Funds Exist?