In the following video as part of our Ask a Fool series, Motley Fool analyst Matt Argersinger takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks: "Mutual funds have crazy expense ratios, index funds supposedly give good exposure with minimal ratios. What's the reality with index funds?"
Can your expensive mutual fund beat this boring old index fund?
About the Author
Matt is the Lead Investor on Dividend Investor, Real Estate Winners, and Mogul. He joined The Motley Fool in 2008 and has spent most of his Foolish career as an analyst or portfolio manager on a number of the Fool's investing services, including Stock Advisor, Rule Breakers, and Supernova. Matt has published hundreds of investing articles that have been featured on Fool.com, AOL and MSN Money, made appearances on CNBC and CNBC Asia, and is a regular on the Motley Fool Money podcast and its weekly nationally syndicated radio show. He and his wife, Jean, own and manage several income properties in Washington, DC. Matt is a graduate of Brandeis University.