One unintended consequence of COVID-19’s impact on financial markets has been the influx of new retail investors. Online brokerages, such as Robinhood, provide a platform where almost anyone can deploy capital into public markets, regardless of their experience or financial means. While the goal of platforms like Robinhood is to “democratize” investing, the ease of…
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Why Active and Passive Investment Are Not Mutually Exclusive
Last week, Bloomberg penned an article entitled Battered Funds Blame ETFs for Overrunning the Stock Market Again. The article (along with a subsequent Bloomberg sponsored podcast released around the same time) explores how passive investing could be blamed for the underperformance experienced by discretionary fundamental stock-picking managers. For anyone interested, the most recent SPIVA scorecard (as of…