With equity markets experiencing levels of volatility not seen in recent years, 2018 was widely viewed as an opportunity for stock pickers and other active managers to outperform their passively managed and index fund counterparts. The actual result was more of the same mediocre performance and a reinforcing belief that it is difficult to beat the market. According to The…
The investing world lost an innovator and advocate for small investors everywhere when John Bogle passed away on January 16, 2019 at the age of 89. Known affectionately throughout the investing world as Jack, Bogle rose to fame as the founder and former chairman of the Vanguard Group, located in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Jack Bogle is credited with launching the first…
