We have just published the midyear 2019 installment of the Morningstar Active/Passive Barometer. The Active/Passive Barometer measures active fund managers' performance relative to their passive peers ...

As a member of probably the last generation to grow up with a rotary dial phone in the house, I can still recall when there was clear distinction between phones and computers. Phones were utilitarian ...

Conflict tends to be the norm in discussions about active and passive investing approaches, but it shouldn't be. While a March 2019 article in The Wall Street Journal reinforces the idea that "few ...

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 ...

What’s better—active or passive management? Both keep capital markets orderly. Ever since index funds—also known as passive investments--have existed, there has been an endless debate about their ...

Brooks Friederich is the principal director of Investment Solutions Strategy at Envestnet PMC. As a critical figure at one of the industry’s largest wealth management platforms for independent ...

When it comes to whether investors should put their money in passively managed funds or those that are actively managed, financial advisors voice a range of opinions. But if even the pros can't reach ...

Historically, most exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been passive. But that’s starting to change, with more and more active ETFs coming to market. The growth in active ETFs is largely the result of ...

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.