[throwaway2037]

I agree. Most private money managers are not worth the cost: 75bps per year (or more) on managers balance. I recommend: Half your age in percent (30yrs old -> 15%) invested in 2yr US Treasury notes, plus remaining in low cost S&P 500 ETF. You will beat 99% of "wealth managers" after a decade, and 99.9% after two decades.

[bob_theslob646]

Do you have any data to support this?

[red-iron-pine]

Vanguard returns, or Warren Buffet's ETF bet against hedge managers come to mind.