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Scipio · 10-08-2009, 01:19 AM

What's likely to give more returns to a person in the long term, more education or investing their money in Index Funds, for example?

For example, Person A has a bachelors degree and works as an English teacher. If he gets a Masters degree he can work as a professor at a university with reduced hours and a lot more curricular freedom. He might get paid close to the same but have more opportunity for lucrative outside work.

Or, Person A has a bachelors degree and is a teacher who saves about $10,000 USD per year. He decides to invest that into Index Funds and kinda "forget" about them for the next couple decades.

What are your opinions in general about these investment vehicles?

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Scipio Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 369	Investing in Stocks vs Education What's likely to give more returns to a person in the long term, more education or investing their money in Index Funds, for example? For example, Person A has a bachelors degree and works as an English teacher. If he gets a Masters degree he can work as a professor at a university with reduced hours and a lot more curricular freedom. He might get paid close to the same but have more opportunity for lucrative outside work. Or, Person A has a bachelors degree and is a teacher who saves about $10,000 USD per year. He decides to invest that into Index Funds and kinda "forget" about them for the next couple decades. What are your opinions in general about these investment vehicles?