More emotional swings: Because you're watching the market closely, ups and downs can feel more intense.

Active ETFs had already outgrown their passive rivals for the start of 2023, and new data reinforces their success. More than half of active strategies also outperformed their passive rivals in that ...

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While holding the entire index portfolio should theoretically minimize tracking error, the transaction costs from buying and selling all of the securities can ultimately detract from tracking ...

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Passive index funds now control more investment capital than active managers who analyze company fundamentals before buying ...

In the competition between active management and passive index funds, chalk another one up for passive. Just 31% of U.S. stock-pickers beat their comparable passive funds for the 12-month period ...