Investing in actively-managed mutual funds that charge high fees can lower yourstandardofliving in retirement by as much as one-third over a low-cost index fund strategy.
If this small sum of money is unimportant (no money is really 'unimportant' these days but I mean that you reckon you could afford to lose it without compromising yourstandardofliving) to you and you don't mind if you lose it or not then the Stock Market might be the place for you.