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Chances are, if you put a group of Bogleheads in a room with a bunch of fund managers, it’s likely nobody will completely agree on the best investing approach. If you casually toss the active vs.

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While passive funds dominated in 2025, strong active investing opportunities still exist. US actively managed mutual funds and ETFs struggled to outperform their average passive peer in 2025. Just 38% ...

01Q: How Do You Define “Success Rate,” and What Other Factors Should Investors Be Looking At? 02Q: What’s Driving the Surge in Active ETFs, and How Do They Compare To Traditional Open-Ended Funds?

The active versus passive divide is the key defining characteristic of different fund types and strategies. Picking the top funds for your portfolio is going to have an impact on how it performs over ...

Historically, most exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been passive. But that’s starting to change, with more and more active ETFs coming to market. The growth in active ETFs is largely the result of ...