When it comes to asset management, look for experience

Plus: Breaking the active management habit, the active-passive research conundrum, and recalculating retirement savings calculators
AUG 02, 2016
  • In the midst of this heated and unorthodox presidential election year, the issue of experience is front and center. But, it turns out, experience is also a factor that should be considered when it comes to financial advice and asset management. In some fields, more experience is just better.
  • For those financial advisers who want to quit using actively-managed strategies but just can't seem to make the break, here's a 12-step program just for you. Index Funds: The Movie
  • Just to clarify, the active-versus-passive management debate cannot really be clarified. You will be right – and wrong.
  • When it comes to online retirement calculators, they are only as good as the data you feed them. One warning sign is limited inputs.

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