Active mutual funds underperform passive funds, again

Credit: Mutual Fund Advisors

Introduction

For the vast majority of individuals investors, investing in one or a small number of mutual funds or exchange-traded funds makes more sense than directly owning a set of stocks or bonds. For one thing, investors often sleep better with mutual funds, rather than fretting whenever one of their stock or bond holdings is mentioned in a news report. Also, for many individuals, mutual fund holdings are less likely to run afoul of conflict-of-interest difficulties in their professional work.

In a previous Mathematical Investor blog, we presented data on actively managed versus passive fund

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