Global finance, investment and academic experts share their wisdom on some of the big investing questions.
Research shows that only a minute number of funds will ever beat the market on a sustained basis
How easy is it to outperform the market?
Charles Ellis on how many active funds actually manage to beat the market
Beating the market and why active funds rarely do so
Jasmine Birtles on why passive investing is not more popular
Why are active funds so much more popular than passive?
Dan Goldie on whether investors buy and sell shares too often
Do investors buy and sell too often?
Warren Buffett is a highly successful stock picker, so why aren't there lots more like him?
Why aren't there more investors like Warren Buffett?
How the overall costs of active investing can accumulate and impact on returns
The hidden costs of active investing
Why paying your fund manager more means you'll make less.
Why you don't get what you pay for
Many fund managers choose passive investing when it comes to their own money
Do active fund managers invest their own money in active funds?
Ken French on the difficulties of picking the perfect fund manager
Why is it so hard to pick the next star fund manager?
Which fund managers have beaten the market in the last few years?
How are active managers handling market volatility?
Rick Ferri on why the investment industry prefers the active approach
Why does the industry want active investing to be the norm?
How hard is it to identify a fund manager who will regularly beat the market?
Is it easy to pick the next star fund manager?
Active investing costs more. So whatever you win, you lose in extra fees
Why you shouldn't pay an active investment manager
Burton Malkiel on how passive funds perform when compared to active funds
How do passive funds compare to active funds?
How charges can be one of the biggest causes, long term, of wealth destruction.
What impact do charges have?