Explore the differences between active vs passive mutual funds, their strategies, fees, risks, and how they fit different investor profiles and goals.

Here are the categories where active management stood out and where it fell short. For the full breakdown, download the free Active vs. Passive Barometer report. Do Actively or Passively Managed ...

Now, when advisors are putting together portfolios, it’s not necessarily assumed that ETFs will be managed in a low-cost or passive manner. This approach allows advisors to have more flexibility in ...

Passive management is the opposite of active management, in which a fund's manager(s) attempt to beat the market with various investing strategies and buying/selling decisions of a portfolio's ...

Index funds, such as passive ETFs or passively managed mutual funds, are generally affordable investment vehicles with lower management fees and reduced trading activity than most active funds.

Passive funds are becoming more complex. Known as ‘enhanced passives’, these strategies offer a middle ground between active ...

In today’s investment landscape, the debate between active and passive management often misses a critical point: they aren’t mutually exclusive. Incorporating passive funds into actively ...

Amid all the hoopla over the flow of assets into passive indexed strategies and out of more costly, actively managed mutual funds, the foundational appeal of active management is being overlooked ...

Passive management is a style of investing that aims to replicate a specific index, such as a stock market. It's a way of investing in the market as a whole rather than trying to pick which individual ...

Instead, we look to use both active and passive management – and everything in between. Sarah points out there is a spectrum between the most basic passive, low-cost strategy, through hybrid ...

The Capital Group Companies Inc., known for its active investment management strategy, has launched its first blended target-date-fund series that includes both active and passive management ...