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Active vs passive investing: What's best for you?

Passive funds have enjoyed a surge in popularity, but does it have to be a binary decision?

18th November 2019 10:33

Kyle Caldwell from interactive investor

Since the financial crisis, passive funds have enjoyed a surge in popularity, but does it have to be a binary decision? 

In the second part of a new video series focused on investment funds, Money Observer's deputy editor Kyle Caldwell considers active vs passive investing.

He talks to multi-manager Rob Burdett of BMO Global Asset Management about the surge in popularity of passive funds and why active versus passive fund choices should not be an either/or decision for most investors.

Watch their conversation here:

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