mickeyd
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This is another passive is better than active article that works Bill Miller and his fall from grace a few years ago into it all. We had many chats here about Bill over a dozen years or so. Don't hear much about him these days.
https://www.ifa.com/articles/large_numbers_bill_miller_fall_from_grace/The downside of being wrong is that the actively managed mutual fund significantly underperforms the market, leaving investors in a possibly worst financial return than otherwise could have been earned by just sticking with a globally diversified portfolio of index funds. As we have mentioned in previous articles on stock picking managers, the odds are NOT stacked in the favor of fund shareholders.
Bill Miller was once the king of the active fund management industry. Although some may believe that he has lost his touch, we believe he has simply fallen victim to the law of large numbers.
Lady Luck can be vicious!