A recent Bloomberg article describes the ongoing trend toward index investing as “one of the biggest shifts in corporate power in a generation,” citing the “Big Three” firms of BlackRock,…
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Ritholtz: Index Funds Can Weather Cruel Markets
In an article for Bloomberg, columnist Barry Ritholtz debates the claim that passive investors will bear the brunt of an equity slump. Specifically, Ritholtz refutes the argument presented by Times…
Are Index Funds as Cheap as You Think?
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, columnist Jason Zweig rebuts an argument that index fund expenses are drastically understated. The argument comes from veteran value investor David Winters, portfolio…
Peter Lynch Protégé Says "Stocks are Fine Today"
Jeff Vinik, who ran Fidelity’s famed Magellan Fund from 1992 until before he left the firm in 1996, became well known for his aggressive investing style, according to a recent…
Shift to Passive Investing May Not Influence Stocks Like Some Think
By Jack M. Forehand — The massive move investors have made to passive vehicles over the past few years has been truly astounding. With most active managers underperforming their benchmarks…