The rap on actively managed funds is pretty well-established after their most recent 10-year run. They suffered consistent outflows (save for 2021), they struggled to outperform their passive ...

While passive funds dominated in 2025, strong active investing opportunities still exist. US actively managed mutual funds and ETFs struggled to outperform their average passive peer in 2025. Just 38% ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and ...

Active investing may sound like a better approach than passive investing. After all, we’re prone to see active things as more powerful, dynamic and capable. Active and passive investing each have some ...

Whether you’re an active or passive investor, you can take advantage of a “dollar-cost” averaging technique. While it might not seem obvious, financial investing is mainly driven by the individual ...

The goal of passive investing is to replicate the success of the market through assets like index funds. Active investing attempts to outperform the market by selecting different investments than the ...