Natural selection

Article Abstract:

Passive investing offers quantifiable relative risk and low charges, and index funds have tended to perform well since the market as a whole has performed well. Many investors aim to peform better than the index, something that index funds do not do, and there are charges to take into account. Active funds have tended not to outperform, and some fund managers may track an index with part of the fund, though thei charges are higher than for trackers. A trend toward globalization will tend to mean stronger runners in any index will perform well.

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Passive resistance

Article Abstract:

Tracker funds have become increasingly popular in the US and United Kingdom, and are geared to smaller private investors. Investors who select tracker funds should benefit from low charges, but management fees and transaction costs will mean that they tend to underperform the index. Tracker funds benefit when markets rise, but they are also hit when markets fall. There is concern that there is too narrow a focus on too few stocks among tracker funds.

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