Monthly Archives: April 2015
R&B Special Feature: The Puzzling Popularity Of Active Management
Evidence firmly suggests that for most investors it does not pay to seek the skills of an active manager. Yet the active funds industry remains large, with investors choosing to put far more of their financial assets in active rather than passive funds
Fund managers who actively pick stocks rather than passively follow an index of companies have long taken a beating. A long line of studies has shown that the majority of active mutual funds – weighed down by high charges and expenses – yield low returns relative to comparable passive funds. For instance, a study finds that in the past 23 years an aggregate portfolio of active equity mutual funds in the United States underperformed various benchmarks by about 1% a year.
R&B Special Feature: If Amazon Took Six Years To Break-Even, So Will They. [Will They?]
E-commerce’s fight against brick-and-mortar format is public enough. Especially with the rise in count of web-shoppers in India, dotcom outlets are fast becoming common nouns. But there is much left to overcome before they start making money
Too many cooks spoil the broth. Common wisdom tells us that it’s the “Too many” that is trouble. That’s precisely the problem with e-commerce in India today – “Too many”. The last two decades have seen a complete transformation in the Indian retail landscape. A whole new generation has moved from buying groceries from nearby mom-and-pop stores to supermarkets and convenience stores. High street shopping has given way to big, swanky malls.
