HOORAY FOR INDEX FUNDS -- JUST DON`T CALL THEM PASSIVE / THE ECONOMIST

Hooray for index funds—just don’t call them passive Jack Bogle’s creation has transformed markets, and involves plenty of choices Illustrati...

WHEN PROFESSIONAL STOCKPICKERS BEAT THE ALGORITHMS / THE ECONOMIST

When professional stockpickers beat the algorithms Just occasionally, their fees are worth it Last year’s plunging markets left few investor...

HOW TO REBRAND STOCKMARKETS INDICES / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood How to rebrand stockmarket indices An adman’s pitch to an asset manager Good morning, and thank you for the invitation to Hierogl...

TSUNAMI WARNING / JOHN MAULDIN´S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Tsunami Warning By John Mauldin A tsunami is a wall of water that wipes out everything in its path, typically caused by earthquakes.  Bu...

WHY THE INDEX FUND "BUBBLE" SHOULD BE APPLAUDED / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Why the index fund ‘bubble’ should be applauded High profits of active managers are unlikely to survive the rise of passive funds Robin ...

INDEX FUND MANAGERS ARE TOO BIG FOR COMFORT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Index fund managers are too big for confort Investors such as BlackRock cannot keep quiet and hope that no one will notice them John Ga...

DO NOT BLAME INDEX FUNDS AND ETFS FOR MARKET VOLATILITY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Do not blame index funds and ETFs for market volatility Scaremongering about crashes ignores the long-term success of diversified investm...

THE INDEX FEAR: THE GROWTH OF INDEX INVESTING HAS NOT MADE MARKETS LESS EFFICIENT / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood: The index fear The growth of index investing has not made markets less efficient It has put a lot of bad money-managers out...