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The Fed held rates steady on Wednesday, and chair Kevin Warsh commented on the Federal Reserve’s future role in markets. Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong try to figure out if Warsh can really have the Fed he says he wants. Also they catch up on their bets on the ...  Show more

Former Federal Reserve member Stephen Miran and economist Nouriel Roubini just published a paper arguing that the US central bank should pay more attention to the supply of money. But will new Fed chair Kevin Warsh listen? Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and FT contributor Brend ...  Show more

Some people claim that active managers can capitalise on market crashes to beat the benchmark. But do they really save us from being savaged by bears? The analysts at S&P Dow Jones have been hard at work on their updated Index vs Active scorecard, and the numbers for 2022 are hot ...  Show more

Welcome to the world of index funds and ETFs. Thanks to diversified holdings, lower costs and higher accessibility passive investments have really caught the fancy of investors in the last few years. They have grown at a CAGR of 55% in the last five years. Passive assets are expe ...  Show more

Passive investing is kind of boring. You dump your money in an index fund and that's it. The industry hasn't really seen big innovation since ETFs were invented in the 1990s. Enter custom indexing. Custom indexing allows asset managers to create bespoke indices for their clients. ...  Show more

In the U.S., passive investing has become more popular than active investing——what’s next for the long-running trend? Today's Stocks & Topics: T - AT&T Inc., DIS - Walt Disney Co., Relative Strength, Corporate Governance, HIMS - Hims & Hers Health Inc., TDOC - Teladoc Health Inc. ...  Show more