Global finance, investment and academic experts share their wisdom on some of the big investing questions.
A video shared by Close Brothers Asset Management
Do you do it passively?
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?
Passive investing can work for the small cap sector as well as blue chip stocks
Does passive work for all types of investments?
Charles Ellis on how many active funds actually manage to beat the market
Beating the market and why active funds rarely do so
David Booth on why the passive investment experience makes for a better lifestyle
Passive investing: a better experience all round.
Gus Sauter on the growth of passive investing
The increasing popularity of passive investing
Jasmine Birtles on why passive investing is not more popular
Why are active funds so much more popular than passive?
Bill McNabb on the growth potential for passive investing in the UK.
Will passive investing become more popular in the UK?
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
How passive investing helps spread risk and avoid surprises
How does passive investing help reduce risk?
Dan Goldie on whether people can manage without a financial adviser
Do you need a financial adviser?
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?
Ken French on why there is so little coverage of passive investing in the media
Why doesn't the media talk about passive investing?
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?
Why fund management companies don't promote passive funds
Why aren't passive funds promoted more?
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?