Is Active Investing Worth It?

Should you try to beat the market—or simply match it?
Is Active Investing Worth It?
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In the world of investing, you’ll often hear about passive and active investment management. So what’s the difference?

Passive management aims to mimic the returns of a broad stock market index like the S&P 500, which tracks some of the largest companies in the United States. In other words, the goal here is to capture the returns of the overall stock market.

Javier Simon
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Javier Simon is a freelance personal finance writer for The Epoch Times. He specializes in retirement planning, investing, taxes, fintech, financial products and more. His work has been featured by major publications including Fox Business, The Motley Fool, NerdWallet, and Money Magazine.