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Originally posted by HardDrive
I apologize. Your right. Not called for.
I get really worked up about this, because I encounter perfectly intelligent folks all the time, who make the bizarre assumption that they are not competent to handle their own money. I don't get it.
My wife is a doctor, and she and here colleagues are the worst offenders. They just assume that this is one of the those things 'best left to the pros', because their career is certainly highly trained specialty.
Is picking mutual fund REALLY that complicated?
No Jim, I am not some financial guru, and I would never claim to have a leg up on anyone in that department. But my decisions have always turned out to be sound.....well, there is that Porsche fetish that is not exactly turning a profit for me...... 
Sorry for being so quick on the trigger.
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Standup reply, HD - thanks.
Fwiw, we retained someone to help us with our finances and investing. Did it because I *don't* know as much as they do, and I'm better off working with them than trying to be them. They have provided us with information that we may never have found and which has been very valuable. Their fees are well below 2% -- I pay my wrench more each year than I pay them; a pretty good value. What really counts is the bottom line, and my time is more valuable writing software than researching the markets. I would have to say I'm better off after fees than I would have been had I done the investing myself and I don't have to spend what free time I have wading through financial docs.
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