Warnings that index funds have broken the stock market all imply a threshold: a share of the market at which price discovery fails. Nobody making the argument names it. Owen Lamont, writing in the Financial Analysts Journal, argues that no such number exists short of complete passive ownership, and that what actually determines whether prices stay informative is who is left doing the trading. His case, the strongest peer-reviewed research against it, and what the performance
Many people still believe that investment companies exist to help them. The reality is quite different. The fund management industry is extremely powerful, and its main priority is not your financial wellbeing. Instead of focusing on consumer outcomes, it tends to protect its profit margins. According to financial analyst LOUISE COOPER, the industry thrives on complexity and confusion. It has become skilled at making investing seem harder than it really is. Key takeaways 1. T
Robin Powell
Mar 3, 20253 min read
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