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this sort of vague concern about passive investing from folks who profit off of active investing reads like wolves complaining about how the sheep aren't ventur
by sigstoat 6y ago
this sort of vague concern about passive investing from folks who profit off of active investing reads like wolves complaining about how the sheep aren't venturing out to eat the tastiest grass at the edge of the fields.
it also paints "passive investors" with a rather broad brush, as though every one is out buying exactly ^SPTMI in lock step. when really folks are buying all sorts of subtly different blends of the market, and usually topping it off with a couple of small personal choices.
- hn_throwaway_99 6y agoEven the staunchest Efficient Markets Hypothesis advocates accept that you need a robust amount of active investors, who are the ones who actually keep the markets efficient. We really are in a new world where there has never been so much money in the market that follows other money and is essentially price-insensitive.