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What’s Better, a Smart Beta ETF or Active Management?

What’s Better, a Smart Beta ETF or Active Management?

Update: 2017-08-07
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In a move to capture money going from active management to passive, asset managers are creating smart beta funds. Designed to account for potential faults of the more traditional index funds, like those that mirror the S&P 500, smart betas are supposed to give passive investors an advantage. But are they? Our experts weigh in on the topic.
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What’s Better, a Smart Beta ETF or Active Management?

What’s Better, a Smart Beta ETF or Active Management?

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