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Vanguard's take on the active-passive debate
Vanguard's Todd Schlanger explains why choosing between passive and active investments isn't an either/or proposition.
Myth: Active performs better in certain market segments
We find that all types of investors often believe in certain myths about active management. In this article, we want to look at one of the common investor myths, which is the notion that active management will outperform in so-called "less efficient markets."
Making the implicit explicit: A framework for the active-passive decision
This Vanguard Group, Inc., research paper offers a quantitative framework for establishing allocation targets for a range of investors, focused on four key variables—gross alpha expectation, cost, level of active risk and active risk tolerance. The analysis shows both passive and active management can be appropriate.
Vanguard's framework for constructing globally diversified portfolios
This Vanguard Group, Inc., research paper reviews the investment decisions that individual investors face when building a globally diversified portfolio, explaining why broadly diversified, market-capitalization-weighted global index funds are a valuable starting point for all investors.
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