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“It is very hard, if not impossible," he wrote in his study, "to justify active management for most individual, taxable investors, if their goal is to grow wealth." And he said that those who still insist on an actively managed fund are almost certainly "deluding themselves.”

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Mark Hulbert is a seasoned journalist born in 1955. He has extensive experience in financial news reporting, particularly known for his analysis of market trends and investment strategies. more

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