http://blogs.wsj.com/totalreturn/2014/08/25/the-peculiar-passivity-of-active-management/ 12:38 pm ETAug 25, 2014 My “Intelligent Investor” column last weekend on the fall of stock-picking drew a flood of comments and emails. Many readers seem to think that active funds are in a state of temporary underperformance relative to index funds. But the data would...
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Image credit: William Blake, “Time, in Advance, behind Him Hides His Wings,” from Young’s Night Thoughts, 1797, Yale Center for British Art, Google Art Project 2:43 pm ETAug 22, 2014 In my “Intelligent Investor” column this weekend, I interview Charles Ellis, often called “the dean of the investment-management industry,” on his...
Read MoreBy Jason Zweig | 7:24 pm Dec 13, 2013 Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/08/22/the-decline-and-fall-of-fund-managers/ http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB20001424052970203858004580106310053006270 Active fund management is outmoded, and a lot of stock pickers are going to have to find something else to do for a...
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By Jason Zweig | 2:29 pm ET Aug 15, 2014Image Credit: Christophe Vorlet http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2014/08/15/hedge-funds-in-your-401k-do-they-fit/ http://online.wsj.com/articles/hedge-funds-in-your-401-k-do-they-fit-1408146408 “Alternative” investments have their place. But where is it? Many asset managers argue that nontraditional investments belong...
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