Passive Investing vs Active Investing



http://sensibleinvesting.tv -- the independent voice of passive investing

A remarkable 54-minute film featuring some of the world's top economists and academics and demonstrating:

  • how the claims of active fund managers to be able to beat the market are largely a myth
  • how costs are the biggest drag on performance - and why active costs more
  • how passive investing offers the best experience for the vast majority of investors
  • the benefits of a diversified portfolio in guaranteeing consistent returns
  • why passive investing is better for your health
  • why active investing has held sway for so many years....
  • ... but why things may be changing
  • and why passive is the rational, mathematically proven route to investing success.

Investing for the future... It's an issue none of can afford to ignore.

The Challenge of Stock Selection


Weston Wellington joins IFA.tv to talk about the challenge of picking stocks in today's market. Even when stock pickers get one pick right they often get another one wrong. Can anyone do it successfully over a long enough time to beat the market?

Power of the Markets

This 2-1/2 minute video explains how security prices are set—and change—based on the collective knowledge of buyers and sellers. Armed with this information, investors can be more confident about the power of the financial markets.

Can You Predict a Good Time to Buy and Sell Stocks?

Can investors predict when to buy and sell securities? Jim Davis, PhD runs more than 780 tests on data from 15 stock markets to test this theory

The Problem with Market Timing 1 & 2

Weston Wellington, Vice President at Dimensional Fund Advisors, talks about different market timing strategies. Are they an opportunity to enhance returns, or an exercise in frustration?

The second video looks at why market timing is so difficult. Is the market too competitive?

Dimensional Origins & Science of Investing

For more than 30 years, Dimensional has been putting financial science to work for investors by translating compelling research into real-world investment solutions.