Finance

Fuqua Insights Podcast: Why Is Active Investing Important for the Economy?

Professor Simon Gervais explains how active managers can grow the economy, even when they don’t beat the market

Many investors are told that active funds rarely outperform passive index funds after fees. So why bother paying for them?  In this episode of Duke Fuqua Insights podcast, Professor Simon Gervais, a financial economist at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, challenges the narrow way we evaluate active… read more, Read the transcript Tanner Morgan 0:03  Welcome to Duke Fuqua Insights, a podcast where we explore faculty research and the actionable takeaways for business leaders at every level. Many investors grapple with whether active money management is worth the cost. It’s a fair question, considering most… read more