As Jack Bogle of Vanguard said, “Why look for a needle in a haystack, when you can buy the entire haystack.” Passive ...

Chances are, if you put a group of Bogleheads in a room with a bunch of fund managers, it’s likely nobody will completely agree on the best investing approach. If you casually toss the active vs.

One Word, Two Meanings Everybody knows that there are active funds, and there are passive funds. Those are the terms used across the industry--by investment consultants, financial advisors, the media, ...

Actively managed strategies should have a place at the core of well-designed retirement plans. Many of these strategies continue to be prominently used in both defined contribution (DC) plans and ...

T he active vs. passive debate is as ancient as the hills in mutual fund investing circles. And perhaps it's time to lead it gently to its grave. "The premise is misleading," said Ben Johnson, a ...

For the past five decades a radical idea has been eating away at the soul of the global asset management industry: What if you can’t beat the market? At least, not consistently. Then all the time, ...

When the average person thinks of real estate investing, they might imagine a billionaire who develops massive commercial properties, or an HGTV fix-and-flipper who turns a profit by converting a ...

When you're thinking about active vs. passive investing, it's important to realize that there are benefits to each. Active investing requires someone to actively manage a fund or account, while ...

Active investing may sound like a better approach than passive investing. After all, we’re prone to see active things as more powerful, dynamic and capable. Active and passive investing each have some ...