Ep 9: 'What do active managers really think of indexing?' with Professor Spence

03/11/2023 16 min Temporada 1 Episodio 9

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Learn what active fund managers really think of passive investing in this Investing Show episode. Professor Crawford Spence from King's College London shares surprising insights from a study of 70 people in London, New York, and Chicago, mainly asset managers, equity analysts, and other professionals connected to active fund management. The study reveals the psychological complexity behind what active fund managers think about passive investing and why they see it as a threat to their market share. Find out why some active fund managers even invest their own money in index funds, the main type of passive investing vehicle.