BBRG: Index-Investing Critic Takes Aim, Fires, Misses

Index-Investing Critic Takes Aim, Fires, Misses New arguments against low-cost, passive investing are no better than the old ones. Bloomberg, December 12, 2018.         .....»»

Index Funds Don’t Hurt Consumers, But Monopolies Do Critics of passive investing blame the wrong thing for higher prices in some industries. Bloomberg, May 14, 2019       As we discussed yesterday, the.....»»

It was another busy week of SEC filings and the update for 1st quarter 2021 financial statements is nearing completion. The Broad Market Index was down 1.39% last week and 56% of stocks out-performed the.....»»

Film critic Eleanor Ringel-Cater takes a look at the phenomenon known as The Oscar Curse, i.e., the belief, mistaken or not, that winning an acting Oscar isn’t always a good thing......»»

In 2015, Mergers & Acquisitions magazine published an article on Thoma Bravo Advantage (NYSE:TBA)’s commitment to investing in companies that leveraged the cloud. At the time, it was backing 25 such companies.....»»

Straight advice on money and market behavior from David Booth of Dimensional Fund Advisors......»»

In March, the U.S. ISM Purchasing Managers Index — an economic litmus test for the manufacturing and service sectors — hit its highest point in more than 35 years. Optimism is on the rise, and the race for skilled talent is back in full swing......»»

"A fall below 20 takes this volatility index to pre-2020 levels and a drop in the VIX would be a risk-on signal," Fundstrat said in a note last month. AP Photo/Richard .....»»

Exchange-traded funds are simple, cheap and hugely popular. Their goal is to invest in or replicate the performance of a basket of assets or index. Rather than pay a money manager hefty fees to actively pick and choose what the fund holds, ETFs.....»»

"A fall below 20 takes this volatility index to pre-2020 levels and a d.....»»

Jim Roumell of Roumell Asset Management takes concentrated positions when special opportunities arise, while Ken Farsalas of Oberweis Funds takes a broader approach......»»

You can invest in the S&P 500 via index funds, low-cost, low-risk mutual funds or ETFs that contain its listed stocks and duplicate its performance. Investing in the S&P 500 is a way to ow.....»»

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday briefly surpassed a psychologically significant 31,000 milestone, which would mark the first such round-number level for the benchmark since November, if the blue-chip index can continue push higher......»»

Join Business Insider for an exclusive live event to learn what it takes to land a coveted job in VC. Mark Goldberg, partner at Ind.....»»

Join Business Insider for an exclusive live event to learn what it takes to land a coveted job in VC. Mark Goldberg, partner at Ind.....»»

All it takes is a few minutes of watching TV to realize Covid-19 has shaken up the advertising industry. Countless companies are investing in new ads tailored to the pandemic. But the other industry change isn’t on display: billions of dollars in l.....»»

Bill Gurley won't be part of the next fund at Benchmark and is stepping back after 21 years of investing with the Silicon Valley venture firm. A perennial member of Forbes Midas List, Gurley was ranked No. 7 this year, buoyed as always by his ear.....»»

Mark Mobius, the emerging-markets investing pioneer, is confident the world economy will bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic and offer investors a round of bargains—but sees the potential for another round of pain......»»

A Chicago Federal Reserve measure of the national economy plunged to recessionary levels in March as the country responded to the coronavirus pandemic, a broad and swift turnaround from growth that had been well above trend just weeks before......»»

This month's HMI survey was conducted from April 1 to April 13, after millions of Americans had been issued orders to stay home to stem the spread of the virus......»»