Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Host of the Retire Sooner podcast and CFP™ practitioner. Is one of the most popular investing strategies quietly distorting the ...

A strong year for stocks left little room for active managers to carve out an edge in 2024, while active bond managers benefited from taking on credit risk. Of the 3,200 active funds included in our ...

While passive funds dominated in 2025, strong active investing opportunities still exist. US actively managed mutual funds and ETFs struggled to outperform their average passive peer in 2025. Just 38% ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The active versus passive divide is the key defining characteristic of different fund types and ...

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 ...

Active strategies—whether in mutual funds, ETF or other wrappers—continue to draw a healthy volume of fund flows, despite a majority of such vehicles failing to outperform their passive counterparts.

The goal of passive investing is to replicate the success of the market through assets like index funds. Active investing attempts to outperform the market by selecting different investments than the ...

This analysis is by Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart. It appeared first on the Bloomberg Terminal. Passive investing should sustain steady growth in the U.S. for the foreseeable future, ...