Is This ‘Hidden Gem’ Fund the Best Option for Your Retirement Savings?

The investment landscape frequently buzzes with talk of the next big opportunity, market outperformance, and undiscovered gems. Thus, it can often be a letdown to discover that the most effective investment approach might actually be the simplest one.

Sensationalism creates unnecessary distractions

A glance at any financial publication likely inundates you with urgent narratives about market shifts, stock suggestions, and new investment trends. This is no coincidence; sensational headlines are designed to boost subscriptions and clicks. However, they often widen the gap between what grabs attention and what truly facilitates wealth growth.

The stark truth is that successful long-term investing can be rather uneventful. It resembles the practice of brushing your teeth—not particularly exciting, but incredibly effective when done consistently over time.

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The evidence-based route to wealth creation

While the investment community often focuses on complexity, significant research by Brinson, Beebower, Hood, and Singer reveals a surprisingly simple truth: almost 90% of long-term investment returns derive from asset allocation choices, not from picking individual securities.

What does this mean practically? Choosing asset classes to invest in—like stocks versus bonds, domestic versus international, or growth versus defensive—holds far more weight than attempting to pick individual stocks or timing market movements.

This research profoundly impacts your approach to retirement investing.

Rather than chasing the next market leader like Apple or trying to predict downturns, successful investors focus on three fundamental principles:

• Strategic asset allocation based on long-term data instead of short-term speculation;
• Cost-effective implementation through broad diversification rather than concentrated investments; and
• Disciplined rebalancing driven by valuation metrics rather than market sentiment.

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Understanding ‘mean reversion’

Now it becomes interesting. While many investment strategies overlook or resist market cycles, the most successful strategies embrace a vital yet often overlooked concept: mean reversion.

Markets behave with a sort of gravitational pull. When asset classes drift too far from their historical means—whether positively or negatively—they usually revert over time. Think of a pendulum: no matter how far it swings toward optimism or pessimism, it ultimately returns to equilibrium.

This phenomenon creates opportunities for patient, disciplined investors.

What thrives in one decade often declines in the next, and the reverse is also true. The key is having a plan that takes advantage of these long-term trends without being swayed by short-term volatility.

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Beyond passive investing and active management

Traditional passive investing—buying market indices and holding them regardless of valuations—completely overlooks mean reversion. On the other hand, conventional active management often incurs high fees for stock-picking skills that rarely yield sustainable gains.

While no single approach guarantees success in every scenario, our methodology combines the benefits of index tracking with an understanding of valuation principles.

You might describe this as a ‘buy and hold’ strategy:

• Construct portfolios with the intent to hold them for five years;
• Regularly reassess expectations based on varying valuations; and
• Make sensible changes when the long-term outlook shifts significantly.

This approach strikes a balance between rigid passive investing and frantic trading. It does not aim to predict short-term fluctuations but acknowledges the lasting relationship between price and value.

The 10X Your Future Fund: Buy-and-hold theory in action

The 10X Your Future Fund exemplifies this evidence-based approach.

Instead of attempting to outperform the market through individual stock selection or timing, it focuses on the factors that genuinely drive long-term returns:

• Diversification across asset classes, regions, and market sectors to capture broad market trends while managing risk;
• Cost control through efficient processes that ensure more of your returns work for you; and
• Strategic rebalancing that leverages mean reversion without attempting to align with short-term market trends.

The fund cannot guarantee to outperform every year—no honest strategy can. Although it boasts a history of strong performance, it acknowledges that past results do not guarantee future ones; it is designed to seek consistent, inflation-adjusted returns over critical time frames essential for retirement planning: decades, not just months.

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The hidden gem in plain sight

Complex strategies might appear more valuable, even when they aren’t. Active management fosters an illusion of control, despite potentially diminishing returns. Frequent portfolio adjustments create a sense of progress, even when sticking to the current strategy might be more advantageous.

The financial industry has compelling reasons to promote complexity—it supports higher fees and opens additional revenue streams. However, your interests may not always coincide with those of the industry.

Identifying the hidden gem lies in understanding that successful investing isn’t about finding secrets or beating the market. It revolves around efficiently capturing market returns, minimizing costs, and staying disciplined through unavoidable market fluctuations.

The 10X Your Future Fund embodies this philosophy—not because it’s unique or exclusive, but because it is founded on evidence and structured according to what research shows is effective for long-term wealth accumulation.

The information shared here is intended for general information purposes and should not be interpreted as financial advice. 10X Investments is an authorized FSP (number 28250). The 10X Living Annuity is backed by Guardrisk Life Limited.

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