Articles under “index investing”
Is Indexing Worse Than Marxism?
Index funds have always been ridiculed by active mutual-fund managers. Two recent events have fueled a new set of criticisms.
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The Right Way and the Wrong Way to Benchmark a Diversified Portfolio
One of the biggest challenges for an investor is to determine how well her diversified portfolio is performing. The two most common benchmarks featured in published advice are: S&P 500 A 60/40 Stock/Bond portfolio Unfortunately, most published advice is incorrect.
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The Stock-Pickers’ Market Myth
Earlier this month, Barron’s ran a cover story that made the case that 2015 was likely to be a “stock pickers’ market.” Active portfolio managers were expected to “recapture their lost glory” as interest rates were predicted to rise. Unfortunately, we have heard similar claims at the start of every year.
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Has Indexing Become Too Popular?
Indexed investment strategies (passively holding portfolios that simply buy and hold all the securities in a particular market) continue to increase in popularity. Currently more than 35% of investment portfolios use index funds to gain exposure to the U.S.
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