Jesus - I do wish people would read what others actually post.
I have nothing at all against people going for cheap tracker funds rather than managed investments - I dont need yet another get rich quick book to tell me about them. What I was commenting on was this guys advice to walk away from a $39k investment with the 'expectation' that you are going to get a total return over the next 24 years of 8%.
But if you think this guy knows better that Warren Buffett perhaps you need to buy all his books.