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John Bogle, who popularised the low-cost index-based mutual fund as founder of Vanguard, has died. He was 89.
As more investors have cottoned on to the devastating effect investment fees have on long-term returns, passive funds have gained in popularity. In this article, Hilan Berger responds to a piece written by purveyors of actively managed funds.
A divided America is divided on tax, writes BizNews contributor Barry Wood following a massive chop to the US corporate tax rate.
EasyEquities is launching a cost effective platform to invest in US stocks. Purple Group CEO Charles Savage and Alec Hogg discuss why this should form a part of any investors portfolio.
All the glory is being bestowed on ETFs when in fact the fascination is actually with indexation as a whole, despite the product you choose to invest in.
Since 2002, S&P has been keeping score of active versus passive funds and results show the 183 actively managed equity funds in SA are performing poorly.
Have investors seen the end of the Trump dividend as the Dow Industrial Jones experienced its longest losing streak in six years. See how it impacted the Biznews global share portfolio.
For most of us, the war of words between active and passive investment managers is of little more than passing interest. But for those in the kitchen, it’s existential.
Vanguard smells an opportunity. The world’s largest mutual-fund company is betting the passive-investment model it pioneered in the US is about to seize more of a foothold in Europe, and it’s lining up for a piece of the action.
Vanguard, the biggest US mutual fund provider, attracted a record $236 billion in net deposits in 2015 as investors flocked to passively managed products.