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If you fancy an alternative, choose Pepsi or listen to grungy rock music, says Lars Kroijer. When it comes to passive investing, market cap indexing remains the logical way to go.

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Smart Beta ETFs focusing on dividends imply you can have the best of both worlds – income stock selection at index investing prices…

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Get up-to-speed on the pros and cons of factor investing via this engaging interview with hedge fund boss Cliff Asness…

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Performance chasing works no better with Smart Beta ETFs than any other active fund strategy. Plus the rest of the week’s good reads.

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Active investors can only beat the market if other active investors do worse. This isn’t a morality tale – it’s a warning with respect to your finances.

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Risk factors are the fantasy pin-ups of passive investing with amazing figures to match. Sadly, the reality can prove disappointing – find out why.

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Do you want to add some sexy risk premiums to your passive portfolio in pursuit of outperformance? That’s a lot of alliteration – but not to difficult to pull of in practice.

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Are the Powershares FTSE RAFI ETFs the best value investing option for UK passive investors?

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Fundamental indexing promises greater rewards than regular passive investing but it also carries greater risk.

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Recent research suggests that even a monkey could beat a market cap index. But here’s why you may not want to ape their conclusions…

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