Most investors either ignore emerging markets or hand their money to active managers who underperform. Academic research points to a better approach: factor investing in emerging markets, targeting the company characteristics that have persistently driven higher returns.
Scott Adams damaged his own reputation in his later years. But long before that, the creator of Dilbert was using satire to make a serious, evidence-aligned case against active fund management — reaching tens of millions of readers along the way.
The SPIVA persistence scorecard has become a lightning rod for debate. Robin Wigglesworth shows how active managers’ critique collapses under scrutiny — and why persistence is the Achilles’ heel of their case.
Robin Powell
Sep 19, 20255 min read
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