FinCap Friday: When the Mean is Nice
Active fund managers handpick individual stocks, which makes for a more thrilling (but risky) ride—imagine betting on the horse that might not even finish the race!
On the other hand, index funds guarantee the average performance of the stocks in the fund, offering a calmer and more steady journey. But what if there's a twist when it comes to average performance that you never saw coming?
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Yanely Espinal
Born and raised by Dominican, immigrant parents in Brooklyn, Yanely is a proud product of NYC public schools. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2007 before going on to receive her bachelor's degree at Brown University in 2011. As a Teach For America corps member, Yanely taught third and fourth grade in Canarsie, Brooklyn. She received her master's degree from Relay Graduate School of Education in 2013. She spends her spare time making YouTube videos about personal finance on her channel, MissBeHelpful. Yanely also loves to dance, sew, paint, listen to podcasts, and babysit her 10 nieces and nephews!
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