What do we think of active managers?

Old Answer
Those lousy, no good, overpaid, underperforming, so and so’s…

New Answer
By definition, not all active managers can beat the market before costs, and after costs, only a minority can…We absolutely need people to do research, looking for mispriced securities. The arithmetic still holds, but there is indeed a social service in finding market inefficiencies. From Nobel Laureate William Sharpe

We heard from a client during a recent conversation that they were concerned about protecting themselves from cyber fraud. Though we are often thinking about that here, we wanted to share the following action plan from Fidelity for you to take into consideration. Click the image below to view in detail.

How do you beat inflation without stock picking and market timing? You get exposure to systematic sources of excess return, a.k.a. premiums. This is one of our favorite slides because it highlights the premiums that savvy investors want exposure to, going back to 1927. Get low-cost, diversified, tax-efficient exposure to these factors, take the long view, and you’ve put the odds firmly in your favor.