Editorial

August has seen an uptick in alarmist market commentary. It is generally best to ignore the doom-mongers.

The investment world is baffling and befuddling. Fund Hunter’s aim is to have a rational approach.

The ETF industry has become obsessed with gimmicks. This is a wasted opportunity.

The Sunday Times today has a long feature covering portfolio disclosure.  A number of the largest open-end funds in the UK only list their top ten holdings. 

There are said to be cat people and dog people.  In the world of investing there are stock pickers and fund investors.  Stock pickers can, though, use funds to their advantage.

Active investors seek to outperform an index and passive investors buy the index.  We tend to imagine active investors as being…active.  But some active investors hold companies for the long-term.